1912 The Republic of China is established.

1972 China Japan relations Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.

China Daily () is an English language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China.

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, some damage was done to the Forbidden City as the country was swept up in revolutionary zeal.

Geography States and territories with borders on the sea (clockwise from north) include the People's Republic of China (including Macau and Hong Kong), the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.

October October 1 The People's Republic of China is officially proclaimed.

The renminbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of China.

Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin, Putonghua and Guoyu, is a standard language that is the sole official language of both China and Taiwan, and also one of the four official languages of Singapore.

In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s, as the sole representative of China in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

The Republic of China has its own currency, the New Taiwan dollar.

1979 Formal diplomatic relations are established between China and the United States.

It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China.

October 25 The United Nations General Assembly admits the People's Republic of China and expels the Republic of China (or Taiwan).

Anhui (, ) is a province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the East China region.

Jiangxi ( Gan Kongsi) is a province in the People's Republic of China, located in the southeast of the country.

To the east of the Strait are the west coasts of Taiwan and Penghu.

In October 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China in the United Nations, and took its seat as a permanent member of the Security Council.

President Óscar Arias of Costa Rica, however, established diplomatic relations with China in 2007, severing formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

Others argue that close economic ties between Taiwan and Mainland China would make any military intervention by the PLA against Taiwan very costly, and therefore less probable.

Xi'an (), formerly romanized as Sian, is the capital of Shaanxi province, located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Guanzhong Plain.

The Pan Green camp tends to favor emphasizing the Republic of China as being a distinct country from the People's Republic of China.

The yak, which is native to Qinghai, is widely used in the province for transportation and its meat.

Bade District (), formerly known as Bade City (), is a district in the central part of Taoyuan City, of Taiwan (Republic of China).

In the People's Republic of China, Mongolian is a co official language with Mandarin Chinese in some regions, notably the entire Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Media As the capital, Taipei City is the headquarters for many television and radio stations in Taiwan and the center of some of the country's largest newspapers.

Chinese responses The film received some hostile responses in Mainland China, including its banning by the People's Republic of China.

Taiwan also decided to boycott these Games because the People's Republic of China (PRC) exerted pressure on the Montreal organizing committee to keep the delegation from the Republic of China (ROC) from competing under that name.

In 1947 the first Mayor of Taichung County (which included Taichung City) was Lai Tien Shen.

Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China began his political career in Changsha.

Hebei ( Postal map spelling Hopeh) is a province of China in the North China region.

Hubei ( Postal map spelling Hupeh) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the easternmost part of Central China.

By area, Qinghai is the largest province in the People's Republic of China (excluding the autonomous regions).

Zhengzhou has been one of the major industrial cities in The People's Republic of China since 1949.

The Republic of China was proclaimed on January 1, 1912.

A similar Holland Village is being built in Shenyang, China.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Taiwan evolved into a multi party democracy with universal suffrage.

During that period of time, ROCAF North American F 86 Sabres were routinely engaged in air battles with the People's Republic of China over the Taiwan Strait.

Kaohsiung National Stadium (the Main Stadium of 2009 World Games) and Kaohsiung Arena as the representative of sports facilities in Kaohsiung.

History Yichun was named after the Yichun River (), which is a small tributary of Tangwang River ().

The first clean up was conducted in 1942 before the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Liaoning is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country.

Liupanshui () is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China.

Henan () is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country.

The Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China (SAR ) are autonomous territories that fall within the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China, yet do not form part of Mainland China.

In 1947, constitutional rule was established, but because of the ongoing unrest, many provisions of the ROC constitution were never implemented in mainland China.