Taiwan after World War II | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-15

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Taiwan_since_1945


00:02:01 1 Chronology
00:02:10 1.1 Early postwar society
00:05:50 1.2 Authoritarianism, Martial Rule and Cold War
00:09:37 1.3 Democratic Reform
00:16:34 1.4 Democratic Period
00:21:01 2 Cross-straits relations and international position
00:37:25 3 Economic growth
00:40:03 4 Sports
00:40:28 5 See also



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As a result of the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II, the island of Taiwan was placed under the governance of the Republic of China (ROC), ruled by the Kuomintang (KMT), on 25 October 1945. Following the February 28 massacre in 1947, martial law was declared in 1949 by the Governor of Taiwan Province, Chen Cheng, and the ROC Ministry of National Defense.  Following the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the ROC government was forcibly expelled from the mainland by the Communists, who proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China. The KMT retreated to Taiwan and declared Taipei the temporary capital of the ROC. For many years, the ROC and PRC each continued to claim in the diplomatic arena to be the sole legitimate government of "China". In 1971, the United Nations expelled the ROC and replaced it with the PRC.
In 1987, martial law was lifted and Taiwan began the democratisation process beginning the abolition of the Temporary Provisions and culminating with the first direct president election in 1996. By 2000, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came to power and began to pursue Taiwanese independence and identity but efforts to do so are blocked by the PRC.
Because of Taiwan's ambiguous political status, the ROC has participated in a number of international organizations under the name "Chinese Taipei". Due to the One-China policy imposed by the PRC government, the PRC considers the ROC ceased to exist and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and refuses diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the ROC. However, the ROC is still controlling Taiwan, Penghu, Quemoy and Lienchiang.