Why is Taiwan still the "Republic of China"?
First of all, not all Taiwanese think it should be independent, and most just don't care too much. And why should the ROC change its title when it was the CCP who came later and took the mainland and built the PRC?Not only does the Republic of China have a longer history than the People's Republic of China, it also has more legitimacy as the de jure government of mainland China; if you discount de facto control. It was reckless of the CCP that it chose to discard the title of Republic of China and create a new state! It is also a shame that the ROC was forced out of the UN, but I would rather see this than two Chinas or another civil war.The Republic of China will not perish!Remember. The Xinhai Revolution would not have been possible, without the founders of the ROC; the warlord period would not have ended earlier, had it not been the KMT Northern Expedition; the second Sino-Japanese war could not have been countered at all, had there not been the resistance from ROC; had the ROC not pushed out the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement, many more aspects of Chinese culture would have been lost. While the ROC and KMT are not without faults, their contribution and sacrifice to huaxia and the people of China cannot be forgotten. Looking forward now, I just don't see how the ROC or KMT will disappear from history so easily. Our republic will stand the test of time until unification is achieved. In fact, I still hold the belief that the KMT will one day return to mainland China when the time comes.
Why is Republic of China called Taiwan?
Taiwan was the Chinese name of the western region of the main island, which was colonized by the Chinese, with Formosa being the name given to the whole of the island by Europeans. Around 1900 the entire island was called Taiwan by the Japanese, and then by the Chinese. The Republic of China is a government which came to live on Taiwan after World War 2. Thus, there is slight, but nevertheless significant, distinction between the two terms. To clarify, Taiwan is the actual land, and the Republic of China is a government currently occupying and controlling it. The USA has continued to state its authority in defending Taiwan because the land has never been ceded by them to anyone else. Meanwhile, the USA is allowing the Chinese to work out their differences regarding the "One China Policy". It's sort of like the ROC is the renter, and the USA is the landlord. Should the ROC choose to reunite with the PRC (aka Mainland China), then they can simply leave the island and return home, and then Taiwan could be an independent country. Please, ignore the monkey. He's always posting inaccuracies in this section due to his anger management problem.
Is Taiwan Technically the Republic of China?
Taiwan calls itself the Republic of China. That is because when the Kuomingtang , government of the Republic of China (as China was then called) lost the civil war in 1949 to the Chinese Communist Party, they fled to Taiwan. They still call themselves the Republic of China. But the truth of the matter is that any territory or state can call itself whatever it wants but the key issue is whether the international community recognizes that status or not. Initially after 1949, Taiwan was recognized as the Republic of China. In fact the Republic of China ie Taiwan was a permanent member of the UN Security Council sitting alongside the other 4 permanent members , ie, the USA, UK, USSR and France.In 1971 the seat occupied by the Republic of China in the UN was transferred the People’s Reublic of China ie China as we know it today. Most countries started to switch recognition to the PRC in the 1970s and because of China’s one China policy, members had to either recognise the PRC or the ROC as the true China. Not both. So it was not like the case with the German Democratic Republic (then also called East Germany) and Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) or The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), where members of the international community and supranational agencies could recognize both Germany’s and both Koreas.Thus Taiwan may call itself the Republic of China but only around 20 small countries in the world recognise it. Supranational bodies like the UN, WHO, IMF etc do not recognise the Republic of China. And anyone who does so, risk the ire of the PRC. Even when Taiwan competes or participates in the Olympucs and other international events, it is only allowed to call itself Chinese Taipei. Never as Taiwan and certainly not as the Republic of China.
What name should the Republic of China change to, Republic of Taiwan or Republic of Formosa?
I beg to disagree with Yang. A glance into history tells us that about a century ago there was indeed an institution called “Republic of Formosa”, established on Taiwan right before Japanese occupation, using a flag of “blue ground yellow tiger”:The country wasn’t really recognised internationally (sort of deja vu eh?) but its name was used interchangeably as “Republic of Taiwan”, “Taiwan Republic”, “Formosa Republic”, etc. Now that’s trivial. I believe there is no point and at the same time impossible to cut clean from anything Chinese. One cannot disregard the fact that a major portion of the population of Taiwan is in fact of Chinese descendant. Just like Americans still use English as their official language.I do believe, however, that the crucial bit is to respect Taiwanese people’s will (in a broader sense, anyone who lives in Taiwan and consider himself Taiwanese). If we decide to go independent, there will be a referendum for deciding the name of the country. If in the end Taiwanese people decide to call themselves citizens of Republic of Monster Island then so be it.
Why is Taiwan's olympic team called "Chinese Taipei"
The People's Republic of China (PRC) does not recognize Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China) as a separate country. PRC / mainland China considers Taiwan to be part of their country. The PRC government has encouraged many organizations to refer to to Taiwan as "Chinese Taipei".