They called it the People's Republic of China.
They established the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan, which is off the coast of China.
The nationalists fled to Taiwan after the communists took over Mainland China.
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When the Chinese Communists defeated the Chinese Nationalists (Kuomintang/Guomindang) in Mainland China, the Nationalists retreated to the island of Taiwan (also known as Formosa) and established rule over the island. To this day, one of the dominant political parties in Taiwan is the Kuomintang (which goes under the moniker of "the Blue Party").The irony is that because Kuomintang has unity with mainland China as an aspirational goal (as opposed to its political rivals which seek Taiwanese independence), the Communists in Mainland China prefer to negotiate with Kuomintang leaders in Taiwan than any other major Taiwanese political party.
Taiwan is an island which has a different government than the Chinese mainland because the losing non-communist forces during the Chinese civil war fled to Taiwan leaving the communists to take over the mainland. The official title of Taiwan is the 'Republic of China'
Taiwan, officially called the Republic of China, was originally part of China. After the communist revolution took hold of China, the existing government and those persecuted by the regime, fled the mainland and set up on the island of Taiwan. Mao then formed the Peoples Republic of China.
The nationalists fled to Taiwan after the communists took over Mainland China.
When the People's Republic of China was established on the Chinese mainland in 1949, Chinese nationalists fled to the island of Taiwan. Since that occurrence, there has been a dispute over whether Taiwan is part of China or a separate, sovereign country.
The first leader of the Republic of China was Sun Yat-Sen. If you mean the leader of Chinese nationalists at the time of the Chinese civil war against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), that would be Chiang Kai-Shek.
Republic of China
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When the Chinese Communists defeated the Chinese Nationalists (Kuomintang/Guomindang) in Mainland China, the Nationalists retreated to the island of Taiwan (also known as Formosa) and established rule over the island. To this day, one of the dominant political parties in Taiwan is the Kuomintang (which goes under the moniker of "the Blue Party").The irony is that because Kuomintang has unity with mainland China as an aspirational goal (as opposed to its political rivals which seek Taiwanese independence), the Communists in Mainland China prefer to negotiate with Kuomintang leaders in Taiwan than any other major Taiwanese political party.
Taiwan is an island which has a different government than the Chinese mainland because the losing non-communist forces during the Chinese civil war fled to Taiwan leaving the communists to take over the mainland. The official title of Taiwan is the 'Republic of China'
Taiwan, officially called the Republic of China, was originally part of China. After the communist revolution took hold of China, the existing government and those persecuted by the regime, fled the mainland and set up on the island of Taiwan. Mao then formed the Peoples Republic of China.
The Nationalist Chinese Party from Mainland China evacuated to the island of Taiwan in 1949. Taiwan is not a separate nation.
Chinese Nationalists who were led by Chiang Kai-shek.
The Nationalist Forces in the Chinese Civil War, led by Jiang Jeshi (also called Chiang Kai-Shek), withdrew to the island of TAIWAN (also called FORMOSA) at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. At that point, the Communists chose not pursue them, leading to two functionally independent Han Chinese-majority states: the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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