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CHN 260 Introduction to Chinese
Civilization
Unit 8-2 Taiwan
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Formosa (Beautiful Island - from Portuguese)
Taiwan
Republic of China
Republic of China in Taiwan
Historical Background
Taiwan
• 1624-1662 Dutch,
Spanish controlled
• 1683 -1895 China’s
territory, ruled by Qing
dynasty
• 1895 – 1945 Japanese
rule
• 1945 – 1949 China’s
territory
• 1949 – present. The
major territory of
Republic of China
Republic of China
• 1912 Established by Sun
Yat-sen (leader of
Nationalist Party)
• 1949 defeated by China
Communist Party in
Nationalist-Communist
Civil War, relocated the
government to Taiwan
• 1949 – present. Republic of
China in Taiwan
What happened to ROC in 1949
Nationalist government evacuated to Taiwan
Taiwan (ROC)
• Capital - Taipei
• National anthem
• Territory - Actual
controlled territories
• http://www.youtube.com/watch? include the islands of
v=ef3SghEsDZI
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen,
Matsu and other minor
• National flag
islands
• Language – Mandarin
Chinese
• Dialects- Taiwanese,
Hakka Formosan
Where is Taiwan?
Taiwan
• Population 23,261,747
• Area 36,193 sq kilometers (13,174 sq.
mi.)
• Ethnic groups
▫ 98% Han people
70% Hoklo (Fujian)
14% Hakka
14% Mainlanders (外省人)
▫ 2% Taiwanese aborigines
Government Structure
Political Parties
Two Major parties
•Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) 中國國民
黨
•Democratic Progressive Party 民主進步黨
Others
•People First Party 親民黨
•Taiwan Solidarity Union 台灣團結聯盟
•New Party, Taiwan Independence Party, Third
Society Party,…etc.
Legislature
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Elected directly by people of Taiwan
Legislative Yuan has 113 members
Seats last four years
Single Chamber (one house)
Current Parties with representation in the
Legislative Yuan
Party
Representation
Kuomintang (KMT)
中國國民黨
Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
民主進步黨
Mínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng
People First Party (PFP)
親民黨
Qīnmíndǎng
Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU)
台灣團結聯盟
Táiwān Tuánjié Liánméng
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU)
無黨團結聯盟
Wúdǎng Tuánjié Liánméng
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Democratic Progress
• 1949- 1980s Chinese Nationalist one-party rule
(Martial law)
• 1986 the first opposition party Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP) was formed.
• 1996 first time of direct presidential election in the
history of the ROC
• 2000 first non-Kuomintang (KMT) President
Foreign Relations
• 1949 – 1970 acknowledged internationally as the
official country - ROC
• 1971 withdrew from UN and its position in the
Security Council
• 1978 The United States officially cut ties with ROC
(One-China Policy)
• Present Taiwan still maintains official diplomatic
relations with 23 sovereign nations mostly in Central
America and Africa.
Economy
• 1950 – 1970 promotion of Taiwanese exports
• 1970 -2000 Quick industrialization and Rapid growth
“Taiwan Miracle” (one of 4 Asian Tigers)
• 2001 into recession, first negative growth since 1947
• 2012 Foreign reserves: $3,992.16 billion (Oct 2012,
ranked 4th)
• GDP has averaged about 8% growth during the past
three decades.
• Taipei 101, was the tallest building in the world (20042010) currently 3rd tallest in the world.
Socio-Cultural
• Distinctive blend of Chinese , Japanese, and Western
influences
• Popular sports include basketball and baseball.
Cheerleading performances and billiard are quite
fashionable.
• Karaoke, drawn from contemporary Japanese culture, is
extremely popular in Taiwan, where it is known as KTV
• Food
• Entertainment
Food
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Stinky Tofu
Thousand year eggs
Ba-wan
Minced pork on rice
Shaved ice
Blood pudding
Entertainment
• An Lee
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Grouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Brokeback Mountain
Hulk
Life of Pi
• Jay Chou
Religion
• Over 93% of Taiwanese are combination of
the polytheistic ancient Chinese religion ,
Buddhism ,Confucianism, and Taoism
• 4.5% are Christian
• 2.5% are adherents of other religions, such as
Islam.
Issues
• National identification (“Chinese Taipei”)
• Cross-Strait relations (history of US
support/anti communism)
• Taiwan independence and/or Chinese
reunification
• Here’s a video of bizarre foods in Taiwan by Andrew
Zimmern. It’s only a 8 minute clip. But it’s a good
one. It talks about the scooters, the subway, and the
night market.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SMPkyamuR
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• Final examination will cover unit 5-7. Study the
fact lists for review purposes.
• The test will have 50 items. The total score is 25.
• Date and time: December 13, Thursday 10:15
• The location will be announced through email.
Don’t miss it.
• Course evaluation