Taiwan is ruled by various regimes throughout its history. Since 1945, the island is ruled by the Republic of China (ROC).
The ROC was the government of mainland China from 1912 to 1949, when this government fled to Taiwan during the
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...
, and the country today is commonly called Taiwan. The ROC controlled majority parts of China until 1949, but today only controls
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and nearby smaller islands. However, the Republic of China claims all of China as its territory, so some of its official symbols represent China.
Symbols of the Republic of China
See also
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National symbols of China
This is the current list of the national symbols of China. The People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population excee ...
References
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