The clothing worn by indigenous Taiwanese people was traditionally manufactured from locally available materials derived from plants and animals, and was of crude construction when compared with the garments of the mainland Han Chinese. Later, when...

(2002 est. pop. 23.3 million). Taiwan is an island situated approximately 176 kilometers east of the Chinese mainland. Han Chinese (China's dominant ethnic group) account for 98 percent of Taiwan's population; the other 2 percent are...

Republic of China Chung Hwa Min Kuo CAPITAL: T'aipei FLAG: The flag is red with a 12-pointed white sun on the blue upper left quadrant. The 12 points of the sun represent the 12 two-hour periods of the day in Chinese tradition, and symbolize...

Taiwan is also called Nationalist China or the Republic of China, and is located 100 miles from the mainland of China. An island country about twice the size of New Jersey, it measures 13,892 square miles (35,990 square kilometers). The Taiwan Strait,...

Taiwan (traditional Chinese: 臺灣 or 台灣; simplified Chinese: 台湾; Hanyu Pinyin: Táiwān; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwan; Wade-Giles: T'ai²-wan¹; Taiwanese: Tâi-oân) is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the...

Of all the threats to security and US interests in Asia, the confrontation across the Taiwan Strait is surely the most perilous over the long run and has the greatest potential for erupting into a war between the United States and China. As...

Taiwan, Hong Kong get off drug-traffic list Associated Press Sunday, November 5, 2000 Washington -- Heightened enforcement in Hong Kong and Taiwan has prompted President Clinton to drop them from this year's list of the world's biggest drug traffickers. With...

Rival lawmakers exchanged punches, climbed on each other's shoulders and jostled violently for position around the speaker's dais Tuesday as Taiwan's Legislature dissolved into chaos over an electoral reform bill.The scenes recalled past legislative brawls in Taiwan, which began a gradual transition from dictatorship to...

Geopolitics: Communist China is audaciously boosting its military spending, with an eye toward conquering free Taiwan. Have the Chinese been emboldened by Congress' loss of will in Iraq?China says it is increasing its military budget by nearly 18% for this year, up to nearly $45...

Compares and contrasts of the two nations Taiwan and Vietnam. Describes the similar geographical features, religions, and cultures.