Republic of China on Taiwan | republic of china taiwan
PoliticaltermRepublicofChinaonTaiwan(Chinese:中華民國在臺灣;pinyin:ZhōnghuáMínguózàiTáiwān)isapoliticaltermaswellasdiscourseregardingthepresentstatusoftheRepublicofChina.ItisproposedbyformerpresidentoftheRepublicofChinaLeeTeng-hui,thefirstNativeTaiwanesePresident(i.e.thefirsttohavebeenborninTaiwan).Duringhispresidentialtenurein1995,LeevisitedhisalmamaterCornellUniversityandmentionedthistermforthefirsttimewhendeliveringanOlinLecture.[1][2][3][4]ThetermisoneofseveralregardingtheRepublicofChina...
Political term
Republic of China on Taiwan (Chinese: 中華民國在臺灣; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó zài Táiwān) is a political term as well as discourse regarding the present status of the Republic of China. It is proposed by former president of the Republic of China Lee Teng-hui, the first Native Taiwanese President (i.e. the first to have been born in Taiwan). During his presidential tenure in 1995, Lee visited his alma mater Cornell University and mentioned this term for the first time when delivering an Olin Lecture.[1][2][3][4]
The term is one of several regarding the Republic of China, and is not exactly about Taiwanese independence. The term was later included in the Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China as the third stage from 1988 to 2000 by President Lees successor Chen Shui-bian.[5][6][7]
Background[edit]Before Lee Teng-hui coined the term, the officials of the Republic of China had always used the states official name "Republic of China". Therefore, the ter...