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	==History==		==History==
	The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #~~003~~]]</ref>		The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{Wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the {{Wiki\|Chinese Civil War}}.<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{Wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{Wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the {{Wiki\|Chinese Civil War}}.<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{Wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.

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	The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{~~wiki~~\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].		The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{Wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].

	==History==		==History==
	The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #003]]</ref>		The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #003]]</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{~~wiki~~\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the {{~~wiki~~\|Chinese Civil War}}.<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{~~wiki~~\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{Wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the {{Wiki\|Chinese Civil War}}.<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{Wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #003]]</ref>		The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #003]]</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]].<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the {{wiki\|Chinese Civil War}}.<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==History==		==History==
	The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – ~~Chapter~~ 3</ref>		The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #003]]</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]].<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]].<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.

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	The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].		The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].

	It was originally founded ~~by Chinese revolutionaries~~ on 1 January 1912 who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after is establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>		==History==
			The Republic of China was originally founded on 1 January 1912 by Chinese revolutionaries who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after its establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.2">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref name="Templars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – Chapter 3</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]]. Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC). Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC, it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over ~~all~~ China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]].<ref name="Black Cross">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross]]''</ref> Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC).<ref name="Mitter 2016 ch.3">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "Making China Modern". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 39–70.</ref> Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC,<ref name="Shambaugh 2020">Shambaugh, David. (2020). "China's Long March to Global Power". In ''China and the World''. Edited by David Shambaugh. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–21.</ref> it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].		The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].

	It was originally founded by Chinese revolutionaries on 1 January 1912 who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after is establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="~~Warlord Era~~">~~{{WP\|Warlord Era}}~~</ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>		It was originally founded by Chinese revolutionaries on 1 January 1912 who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after is establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]]. Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC). Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC, it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over all China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]]. Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC). Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC, it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over all China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.

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	The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].		The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].

	It was founded on 1 January 1912 ~~by the revolutionary [[Sun Yat-sen]] upon the overthrow of~~ the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China. In the [[~~Warlord Era~~\|~~political fragmentation~~]] ~~that followed from 1915 to 1928, it was confined to southern China and governed~~ by Sun's [[~~Kuomintang~~\|~~Nationalist Party~~ of China~~]] (KMT)~~ with ~~which it~~ was ~~synonymous~~. Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>		It was originally founded by Chinese revolutionaries on 1 January 1912 who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after is establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Warlord Era">{{WP\|Warlord Era}}</ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]]. Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC). Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC, it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over all China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]]. Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC). Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC, it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over all China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.

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	The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].		The '''Republic of China''' ('''ROC'''), commonly known as '''Taiwan''', is a sovereign state in [[Asia\|East Asia]] presently based on the {{wiki\|Geography of Taiwan\|island of Taiwan}} off the coast of [[China]].

	It was originally founded by Chinese revolutionaries on 1 January 1912 who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after is establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="~~Warlord Era~~">~~{{WP\|Warlord Era}}~~</ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>		It was originally founded by Chinese revolutionaries on 1 January 1912 who had overthrown the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]], the last imperial dynasty of China, to replace it with a liberal democratic republic. Chief among these revolutionary groups was the [[Kuomintang\|Nationalist Party]] (KMT) led by [[Sun Yat-sen]], but the nation [[Warlord Era\|fragmented into competing military cliques]] shortly after is establishment. With each clique effectively ruling its own state while vying for international recognition as the legitimate Republic of China, the actual state with continuity to the present republic was based in the south and governed by the KMT.<ref name="Mitter 2016">Mitter, Rana. (2016). "The Old Order and the New". In ''Modern China: A Very Short Introduction''. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 17–38. </ref> Under Sun's successor, [[Chiang Kai-shek]], the KMT made a strong [[Northern Expedition\|push north]] to reunify the country, reaching [[Shanghai]] in 1927 where Chiang spontaneously turned against his [[communism\|communist]] allies and [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacred]] its [[civilians\|civilian]] supporters in the streets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>

	This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]]. Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC). Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC, it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over all China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.		This pivotal decision led to the split with the {{wiki\|Communist Party of China}} (CCP) that ignited the [[Chinese Civil War]]. Confronted by certain defeat in 1949, the KMT retreated to Taiwan, where they reestablished the ROC government while the CCP proclaimed the {{wiki\|People's Republic of China}} (PRC). Despite the PRC's subsequent failure to conquer Taiwan and extinguish the ROC, it claims to this day to have sovereignty over Taiwan. Likewise, the ROC continues to constitutionally claim sovereignty over all China as its rightful government, a position that was historically imposed by the KMT in the face of a popular evolution towards the emergence of a Taiwanese nation.