Taiwan, oficialmente a República da China (ROC), é um país no Leste Asiático. A ilha principal de Taiwan, anteriormente conhecida como Formosa, fica entre os mares da China Oriental e Meridional no Oceano Pacífico Noroeste, com a República Popular da China (PRC) a noroeste, o Japão a nordeste e as Filipinas ao sul. Tem uma área de 35.808 quilômetros quadrados, com cadeias montanhosas dominando os dois terços orientais e planícies no terço ocidental, onde sua população altamente urbanizada está concentrada. Os territórios combinados sob controle da ROC consistem em 168 ilhas no total, cobrindo 36.193 quilômetros quadrados. A maior área metropolitana é formada por Taipei, Nova Cidade de Taipei e Keelung. Com cerca de 23,9 milhões de habitantes, Taiwan está entre os países mais densamente povoados.
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“I made a mistake. I'm so, so sorry for my mistake. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm very sorry. You have to understand I love and respect China and Chinese people. I'm sorry.”
“Taiwan is part of the sacred territory of the People's Republic of China. It is the sacred duty of all the Chinese people, including our fellow Chinese in Taiwan, to achieve the great reunification of the motherland.”
“Taiwan is not a vital Australian interest. We have no alliance with Taipei. There is no piece of paper sitting in Canberra which has an alliance with Taipei. We do not recognise it as a sovereign state – we’ve always seen it as a part of China... My view is Australia should not be drawn into a military engagement over Taiwan, US-sponsored or otherwise...”
“It is hard to think of a state less deserving of pariah status than Taiwan: a country that evolved from dictatorship to become a splendid example of liberal democracy in a region sorely in need of such an example.”
“There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy.”
“We want to see both sides not take unilateral action that would prejudice an eventual outcome, a reunification that all parties are seeking.”
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