Taiwan, which has maintained a separate government from mainland China since 1949, has vowed to defend itself against any potential aggression from China.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on Tuesday didn’t only draw threats and sanctions from China, but it also sparked the question about where countries stand when it comes to Taiwan.
Officially named the Republic of China (RoC), Taiwan is a multi-island territory of 23.78 million people in the western Pacific Ocean. Taiwan has maintained a separate government from mainland China since 1949, claimed the island as its own territory and repeatedly vowed that it will defend itself against any potential aggression from China.
Taiwan’s sovereignty has caused tension with China, where the government doesn’t recognize the island as an independent country but as a rebellious province.
China hasn’t ruled out the use of military force against the island and the defense ministry recently said that it would «not hesitate to start a war,» Agence France-Presse reported. China is running a series of military drills in the South China Sea to from August 2 to August 6 amid Pelosi’s Asia trip.
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