Taiwan (historically called Formosa, from Portuguese: Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Island", Portuguese pronunciation:[ˌiʎɐ fuɾˈmɔzɐ]) is an island in East Asia; it is located some 180 kilometres (112 miles) off the southeastern coast of mainland China across the Taiwan Strait. It has an area of 35,883km2 (13,855sqmi) and spans the Tropic of Cancer. The East China Sea lies to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Luzon Strait directly to the south and the South China Sea to the southwest. Taiwan proper makes up 99% of the territory of the Free Area of Republic of China, after the ROC lost its mainland China territory in the Chinese Civil War and fled to the island in 1949, and the country itself is commonly referred to as simply "Taiwan".
Taiwan is a tilted fault block, characterized by the contrast between the eastern two-thirds, consisting mostly of five rugged mountain ranges parallel to the east coast, and the flat to gently rolling plains of the western third, where most of Taiwan's population reside. There are several peaks over 3,500m, the highest being Yu Shan at 3,952 metres (12,966ft), making Taiwan the world's fourth-highest island. The tectonic boundary that formed these ranges is still active, and the island experiences many earthquakes, a few of them highly destructive. There are also many active submarine volcanoes in the Taiwan Straits.
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For the first time, it welcomed 14 investors from the Republic of China (Taiwan) who obtained citizenship through this programme, to experience the country’s growing economy, beautiful scenery and natural landscapes, rich culture and cuisine.
Tai Ji Men protests in Taiwan... Numerous scholars from Taiwan, including eminent academics in the field of law and taxes, have publicly denounced the abusive nature of the Tai Ji Men case.
Washington is pushing for relaxed regulations for its pork imports, an issue Taiwan prefers not to address until after the political transition on May 20 given its controversial nature, Deng said.
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... and its estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and it ignores competing claimants Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
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26, the situation “has left Taiwan with few power options but to ramp up fossil fuel imports, particularly liquid natural gas” — a situation that makes Taiwan “terribly vulnerable to a fossil fuel blockade” in the event of war.
While Wang Yi did not elaborate on the nature of these negative factors, they likely include issues such as trade, human rights concerns, Taiwan, and military activities in the South China Sea.