National Highway 228 was a hypothetical highway encircling the
island of Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territori ...
as part of the
National Highway System of the People's Republic of China.
It never came into existence due to the
political status of Taiwan. The People's Republic of China claims control over Taiwan while it is currently administered and controlled by the Republic of China. Taiwan has its own highway system and does not recognize the designation by the People's Republic of China.
This observation was eventually dropped in new National Highway plans, replaced by the
Dandong-Dongxing Highway in 2013.
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See also
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Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China
Taiwan Province is a nominal administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The PRC constitution defines Taiwan as part of its territories despite the fact that the PRC has never controlled any part of Taiwan since the ...
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G99 Taiwan Ring Expressway
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Highway system in Taiwan
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Cancelled highway projects
Cross-Strait relations
National Highways in China