Republic of China

English thumb|240px|Flag of the Republic of China thumb|Official territorial claims of the Republic of China Pronunciation en /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-Republic of China.wav US en aɪnə 6 Proper noun Republic of China 1 en Q1174654 en a <<country>> in <<r/East Asia>> founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan, Chinese name: 中華民國 -. en Q865 en @official name of:Taiwan a partly-recognized <<country>> in <<r/East Asia>>; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949. en Blue China<id:Q865> Chinese Taipei<id:Q865> Free China<id:Q865> ROC<id:><qq:initialism> Taiwan<id:Q865> en https://web.archive.org/web/20140419093318/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvmJirsc2Sc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvmJirsc2Sc April 19, 2014 0:21 1958 President Eisenhower Speaks On The Formosa Situation (1958) President Dwight Eisenhower w:British Pathé While we shall never timidly retreat before the threat of armed aggression, we would welcome, in the present circumstances, negotiations that could have a fruitful result in preserving the peace of the Formosa area and reaching a solution that could be acceptable to all parties concerned, including of course our ally the Republic of China. en May 4, 1965 Chiang Chung-cheng (Chiang Kai-shek) w:Madame Chiang Kai-shek Foreword to the Abridged Edition Soviet Russia in China: A Summing-up at Seventy Shihlin, Taipei Farrar, Straus and Giroux 955026629 viii As for us, free Chinese in the Republic of China, in spite of the changing world situation, we have never faltered in our resolve to liberate the mainland and restore freedom to the hundreds of millions of Chinese who still suffer under Communist oppression. en https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1982-01-17_23_3/ January 17, 1982 U.S., ROC and Red China Free China Weekly XXII 3 Taipei 0016-0318 1786626 3 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1982-01-17_23_3/page/n2/ From now on, we must work harder to prove two points:[...]Second, that the Chinese Communists are not to be trusted and that sooner or later, in one way or another, they are going to attempt to destroy the Republic of China and seize Taiwan. en 1996 May w:Lee Teng-hui Preface Peace Through Democratic Reforms Taipei Wen Ying Tang Press Inc. 957-8811-02-0 610397753 Now, on the eve of my second term as President of the Republic of China, it is time to put forward a blueprint for national development based upon the mandate my compatriots have given me through my reelection. With the blueprint I pledge myself to working hand in hand with my fellow citizens for the cause of my country. en 2005 w:Jesse Helms w:Jimmy Carter Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir https://archive.org/details/hereswhereistand0000helm/ New York w:Random House 0-375-50884-8 2005042795 835465798 106–107 https://archive.org/details/hereswhereistand0000helm/page/107/ Fortunately, in April 1979, Congress codified the United States’ support for the brave people of the Republic of China with the passage of the Taiwan Relations Act. This gave our friends the cover to develop the vibrant economy and flourishing democracy we see today and prevented them from being overrun by the same tyrants who are now in the process of eradicating democracy in Hong Kong. en June 1, 2026 May 31, 2026 Joe Cash Ben Blanchard Kantaro Komiya China patrols waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan, Philippine maritime border talks Jacqueline Wong; Stephen Coates; Thomas Derpinghaus w:Reuters https://archive.ph/4jkAG https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-patrols-waters-east-taiwan-response-japan-philippine-maritime-border-talks-2026-06-01/ June 05, 2026 Taiwan's Coast Guard said it monitored with its own ship two Chinese vessels operating southeast of its Orchid Island ​in the Pacific Ocean and condemned China for claiming to carry out "law enforcement activities.""The sovereignty of the Republic of China must not be infringed upon," it ‌said in ⁠a statement, using Taiwan's formal name. "We are firmly committed to defending national sovereignty and ensuring the security of our waters." en en Q13426199 en historical en @former official name of:China a <<country>> in <<r/East Asia>> that controlled mainland China from 1912 to 1949, which succeeded the Qing dynasty and preceded the People's Republic of China. en People's Republic of China<id:Q148> PRC<id:Q148> en ROC<qq:initialism> en China<id:Q29520> en https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/december-24-1943-fireside-chat-27-tehran-and-cairo-conferences December 24, 1943 w:Franklin Roosevelt Fireside Chat 27: On the Tehran and Cairo Conferences w:Miller Center 9:20 I met in the Generalissimo a man of great vision, great courage, and a remarkably keen understanding of the problems of today and tomorrow. We discussed all the manifold military plans for striking at Japan with decisive force from many directions, and I believe I can say that he returned to Chungking with the positive assurance of total victory over our common enemy. Today we and the Republic of China are closer together than ever before in deep friendship and in unity of purpose. en Q836404 en historical en a <<country>> in <<r/East Asia>> that controlled the Fujian Province of China from 1933 to 1934, Chinese name: 中華共和國 -. Translations Q865 a country founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan Afrikaans: af Republiek Sjina f Albanian: sq Republika Kineze Amharic: am የቻይና ሪፐብሊክ Arabic: ar جُمْهُورِيَّة الصِّين f jumhūriyyat aṣ-ṣīn Armenian: hy Չինաստանի Հանրապետություն Asturian: ast República de China f Azerbaijani: az Çin Respublikası Belarusian: be Рэспубліка Кітай f Bengali: bn প্রজাতন্ত্রী চীন Bulgarian: bg Република Китай Burmese: my တရုတ်သမ္မတနိုင်ငံ Catalan: ca República de Xina f, ca República de la Xina f Chinese: Cantonese: yue 中華民國 Mandarin: cmn 中華民國 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Circassian: East Circassian: kbd Хъутей Республикэ Corsican: co Republica di China f, co Republica di Cina f, co Ripublica di China f, co Ripublica di Cina f Czech: cs Čínská republika f Danish: da Republikken Kina c Dutch: nl Republiek China f Esperanto: eo Respubliko Ĉinio Estonian: et Hiina Vabariik Finnish: fi Kiinan tasavalta French: fr République de Chine f Frisian: West Frisian: fy Republyk Sina f Galician: gl República da China f, gl República de China f Georgian: ka ჩინეთის რესპუბლიკა German: de Republik China f Bavarian: bar Republik Kina f, bar Republik China f Greek: el Δημοκρατία της Κίνας f Hebrew: he הרפובליקה הסינית f harepublika hasinit Hindi: hi चीनी गणराज्य m Hungarian: hu Kínai Köztársaság Icelandic: is Lýðveldið Kína f Indonesian: id Republik Tiongkok Irish: ga Poblacht na Síne f Italian: it Repubblica di Cina f Japanese: ja 中華民国 ちゅうかみんこく, Chūka Minkoku Kapampangan: pam Republika ning Tsina Kazakh: kk Қытай Республикасы Khmer: km សាធារណរដ្ឋចិន satheara’na’roth chin Korean: ko ^중화민국(中華民國) Kyrgyz: ky Кытай Республикасы Lao: lo ສາທາລະນະລັດຈີນ Latin: la Res publica Sinarum f, la Res publica Sinae f Latvian: lv Ķīnas Republika f Lithuanian: lt Kinijos Respublika f Macedonian: mk Република Кина f Malay: ms Republik China Marathi: mr चीनचे प्रजासत्ताक n Mongolian: mn Бүгд Найрамдах Хятад Улс Norman: nrf Républyique dé Chinne f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Republikken Kina Nynorsk: nn Republikken Kina Occitan: oc Republica de China f Persian: fa جمهوری چین jomhuri-ye čin Polish: pl Republika Chińska f Portuguese: pt República da China f Romanian: ro Republica Chineză f Russian: ru Кита́йская Респу́блика f Sardinian: sc Repùblica de Tzina f Scots: sco Republic o Cheenae Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Република Кина f Latin: sh Republika Kina f Slovak: sk Čínska republika f Slovene: sl Republika Kitajska f Spanish: es República de China f Swedish: sv Republiken Kina c Tagalog: tl Republika ng Tsina Tamil: ta சீனக் குடியரசு Thai: th สาธารณรัฐจีน Turkish: tr Çin Cumhuriyeti Ukrainian: uk Респу́бліка Кита́й f, uk Кита́йська Респу́бліка f Vietnamese: vi Trung Hoa Dân Quốc (vi 中華民國) Wolof: wo Republik bu Ciin, wo Republik bu Siin Zhuang: za Cunghvaz Mingoz See also en China Taiwan People's Republic of China Qing Further reading pn