When the Portuguese first saw Taiwan, they called it "Formosa". wich means " beautiful island" that's the first name that Taiwan has. Then the aborigines called it "dayuen" which became " Taiwan"
The Filipinos established the first republic in Asia in 1898, but it was short lived.
The Republic of China is Taiwan or Formosa. It is the part of China that is not Communist.
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in Asia south of Taiwan formosa and north of Indonesia
The Formosa or Taiwan Strait is a stretch of water between the mainland of Asia and the Island of Taiwan. It is about 110 miles wide.
The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa (from Portuguese (Ilha) Formosa, meaning "beautiful (island)") (Wikipedia) so Taiwan also called Formosa
It's the Republic of the Philippines.. June 12, 1898..
The first test of Eisenhower's new policy to contain Chinese communism was the Formosa Straits. This was a conflict that occurred between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.
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Nationalist China and Republic of China. It was also called Formosa.
Taiwan is also known as Formosa. Home to the Republic of China (ROC), not to be confused with the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).