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INTRODUCTION This term paper focuses on China-Taiwan relations in terms of One China policy and the Taiwan question. The paper will first provide an overview of the historical background of Beijing-Taipei relations and its ties with the United States. After, we will discuss One China policy and its different interpretations. From an international relations perspective, the Taiwan Strait, one of the most likely conflict zones in the Asia-Pacific region, has been dubbed the “Balkan Peninsula of the

Why did the Communists gain power in 1949? In 1949, after a long lasting contest for leadership, the Communists were able to gain power. In 1900, China was ruled by the Manchu dynasty, however less than in half a century a completely new government came into power. The Qing government had already been weak due to European countries because they gained great influence in China’s affair by using forces. They became so unpopular that people plotted to overthrow them. Despite the fact that the revolution

The Coming to Power of the Communists in China in 1949 The leadership of China at the beginning of the 20th Century was very different to how it is today. The Communists did not come to power without a long and bitter struggle against the many foes that came across their path between the time of their creation, in 1921, and their eventual success in 1949. The Double Tenth Revolution of 1911 overthrew the emperor of China, as he was only a child and could not contain

In deciding on which course of action would be the most appropriate in resolving the Taiwan-China conflict, it would be necessary to understand the conflict and the attempts made to resolve such conflict to have a proper perspective on the issue. It would also help to analyze why the previous techniques were not successful before adopting any policy recommendation to resolve the conflict. I. Description of the Taiwan-China conflict The conflict between Taiwan roots back in 1911 when a revolution

Aaron Chu 4/26/11 Global 4 A New World For China China is in a state of foreign dominance. Europeans and Japanese are taking over its territory. The people have lost faith in their government and they want to start a new one. Revolutionary parties begin to rise and expand. They want their government to get rid of the Europeans and Japanese but they aren’t able to. They have to take matters into their own hands. The people are started to learn from the westerners and they want

10th October 1911, the smoke of gunpowder enveloped the Wuhan City and the water in Yangtze River was bloodied red. The Wuchang Uprising broken up. Just in two months next to the revolution, fifteen Chinese provinces declared their independence and prepare to build a new republic government. 1st January 1912, the first Asian presidential system country- Republic of China was built in Nanjing then the emperor of Manchuria abdicated at end of this year. From this year, four thousand years’ Chinese

China faced many weaknesses in the wake of Western civilization. One of the problems that the Chinese culture faced peasant uprisings were frequent throughout China. When Confucianism was strong, instability still broke out in China. Peasant uprisings were a common thing throughout China. The successful revolts were given justification because it was assumed that they had been justified against bad rulers who had broken the Confucian social contract. One of the most violent challenges to

Nations such as Japan and China had viewed the island of Taiwan as a resource and a collateral component in their immense empires ever since their knowledge of its existence in mid 1400s. The most prominent period in Taiwanese history began after World War II, with the beginning of the Cold War. It was then that Taiwan’s native government was completely dominated by China, demolishing the island’s independence which they would slowly gain back over the next few centuries. The formation of the Relations

president from three different candidates. The three candidates and their political parties are Eric Chu of the nationalist Kuomintang party, Tsai Ing Wen, of the liberal Democratic Progressive Party, and lastly James Soong of the center right People First Party. This election can be viewed as a fork in the road for Taiwan’s future. Down the right fork, with the Kuomintang and to closer economic and political ties with the People’s Republic of China towards eventual unification. Or down the left

The word Revolution means major changes; structural changes, changes in power, changes in the thinking of the people, changes in the socio-political institutions or transforming a whole country. Revolution ranges from quick and short revolutions to slow and long revolutions. Back at the time, revolutions were considered to be a vicious development to oust an old administration impacting total changes in the administrative and political institutions. A revolution is • any and all instances in which