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Taiwan was a prefecture of Fujian province until the late 19th century when, in response to fears over Japanese encroachment, it gained provincial status. Following defeat in the Sino-Japanese War in 1895, Taiwan and Penghu (Pescadores) Islands were ceded to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki. They remained under Japanese rule until 1945 when the Japanese surrendered and the islands were occupied by Chinese Nationalist (KMT) forces. In December 1949, following the Nationalists' defeat on the mainland, the government of the then 'Republic of China' under President Chiang Kai-shek moved to Taiwan, together with approximately two million supporters. The Nationalist (KMT) administration on Taiwan maintained its claim to be the legitimate government of the whole of China and set up a national central government on the island. Chiang Kai-shek held the office of 'President' until his death in 1975.
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"Underlying the M-Taiwan project is a complete WiMAX ecosystem to create city-wide broadband network in order to roll out integrated mobile services," said Jeffey Gee, executive vice president, Network Technology of Far EasTone Telecom. "As this is a crucial element of the project, we have turned to Motorola for its expertise to design, supply, and deploy a world-class network that will support a multi-vendor environment while enabling future growth as well."
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The Taiwan government has rejected China's offer of peace talks. Beijing's offer came Monday during the opening of the Communist Party's 17th Congress. Chinese President Hu Jintao called for negotiations with Taiwan to reach a peace agreement. But authorities in Taipei objected to Beijing's precondition that Taiwan accept the "one-China" principle.
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Taiwan has developed steadily into a major international trading power with $427 billion in two-way trade (2006). Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2002 has expanded its trade opportunities and further strengthened its standing in the global economy. Tremendous prosperity on the island has been accompanied by economic and social stability. Chiang Kai-shek's successor, his son Chiang Ching-kuo, began to liberalize Taiwan's political system, a process that continued when President Lee Teng-hui took office in 1988. The direct election of Lee Teng-hui as president in 1996 was followed by opposition Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Shui-bian's election victory in March 2000. Chen was re-elected in March 2004 in a tightly contested election.
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Following Chiang Kai-sheks death Taiwan embarked on a process of reform and gradual democratisation under his son, President Chiang Ching-kuo. In 1986, the main opposition groups came together to form the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and were allowed to contest parliamentary elections. They were formally legalised in 1989. Chiang Ching-kuo died in 1987, shortly after Martial Law was lifted. Lee Teng-hui succeeded him as President. Lee was the first Taiwan-born leader of the KMT and was symbolic of evolving 'Taiwanisation' of the KMT.
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Taiwan's presence in Paraguay is significant, but the key to its maintenance of international support is in Central America, with Panama at the top of the list. Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala represent just short of one quarter of Taiwan's diplomatic recognition around the world. If these states were to switch recognition from Taipei to Beijing, the damage to Taiwan's confidence and its limited claims of legitimacy would be alarmingly serious. In particular, if President Miguel Torrijos were to decide that Beijing connections were more valuable than those with Taiwan, and transferred recognition, it is highly likely that the remainder of the region would follow suit, primarily because Panama is a nominal leader for the area. Taiwanese officials frequently cite the depth of their ties to the Central American leadership and the few presidential visits of Taiwanese officials almost invariably are to this region. However, Taipei's deep concern over the Honduran president's decision not to attend Chen Shui-bien's 2004 inauguration is a measure of Taiwan's nervousness.
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