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  2. Taiwan must invest in building its own 'strengths', vice ...

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    May 6, 2024 at 12:20 AM. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is grateful for continued U.S. security assistance but must invest in building its own "strengths" first and show the world its support for...

  3. 7-Eleven - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan. Two 7-Eleven stores near the same intersection in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. 7-Eleven is the largest convenience store chain In Taiwan, and is owned by President Chain Store Corporation [ zh], a subsidiary of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation.

  4. History of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    In the Late Pleistocene, sea levels were about 140 metres (460 ft) lower than at present, exposing the floor of the shallow Taiwan Strait as a land bridge. A concentration of vertebrate fossils has been found in the channel between the Penghu Islands and Taiwan, including a partial jawbone designated Penghu 1, apparently belonging to a previously unknown species of genus Homo, dated 450,000 to ...

  5. Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the ...

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    Zhōng Měi Gòngtóng Fángyù Tiáoyuē. The Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of China (formally known as Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China ), was a defense pact signed between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) effective from 1955 to 1980.

  6. History of Taiwan (1945–present) - Wikipedia

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    1945–present. Taiwan. History of. Taiwan portal. v. t. e. As a result of the surrender and occupation of Japan at the end of World War II, the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were placed under the governance of the Republic of China (ROC), [note 1] ruled by the Kuomintang (KMT), on 25 October 1945. Following the February 28 massacre in 1947 ...

  7. China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan ...

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    China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping's 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on ...

  8. Convenience store - Wikipedia

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    Interior of a Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store A typical bodega in New York City. A convenience store, convenience shop, bodega, corner store or corner shop is a small retail store that stocks a range of everyday items such as tea, coffee, groceries, fruits, vegetables, snacks, confectionery, soft drinks, ice creams, tobacco products, lottery tickets, over-the-counter drugs, toiletries ...

  9. The 6 best things to buy at 7-Eleven - AOL

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    Here are six of the best things to buy at 7-Eleven. Tupungato / Shutterstock.com. SkinnyPop Popcorn. Gluten-free and just 39 calories a cup, SkinnyPop is a fun indulgence during your travels ...

  10. Retreat of the government of Republic of China to Taiwan ...

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    The retreat of the government of Republic of China to Taiwan (Chinese: 中華民國政府遷臺), also known as the Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan or the Great Retreat (Chinese: 大撤退) in Taiwan, refers to the exodus of the remnants of the then-internationally-recognized Kuomintang-ruled government of the Republic of China (ROC) to the island of Taiwan (Formosa) on December 7, 1949, after ...

  11. Political status of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    The controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue is an ongoing dispute on the political status of Taiwan, currently controlled by the Republic of China (ROC). This dispute arose in the mid-twentieth century. Originally based in Mainland China before and during World War II, the ROC government retreated to Taiwan in ...