Since coming to power in 1949, one of the Chinese Communist Party's fundamental projects has been to restore China's full sovereignty and territorial integrity. The "missing piece" of this unique China is the small island of Taiwan. For ...See moreSince coming to power in 1949, one of the Chinese Communist Party's fundamental projects has been to restore China's full sovereignty and territorial integrity. The "missing piece" of this unique China is the small island of Taiwan. For half a century, the country has claimed this island of 23 million inhabitants as one of its provinces. Neither a region nor a country, Taiwan is a hybrid political object, a territory that dares to distance itself from China and wants to free itself from the tutelage of its interested ally, the United States.
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