Taiwan 1949-Feb 11

Use AI tools to learn about the major events/incidents during 1945-1949 in Taiwan in English or日本語. Learn the words and expressions to describe the historic incidents, names, and places in English.

1949 - Republic of China (ROC) 

After the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong of the Communist Party of China (CPC/共産党) proclaimed the People's Republic of China (PRC) with its capital at Beijing on October 1, 1949. 

PRC still remains as a single-party state under PRC until now.

Chiang Kai-shek of Kuomintang of China (KMT/国民党), and his two-million Kuomintang (KMT) nationalist Chinese retreated from mainland China (*外省人) to Taiwan in December and proclaimed Taipei the capital of the Republic of China (ROC) and continued to assert his government as the sole legitimate authority in China. 

Taiwan (ROC) had been ruled solely by KMT until 1986.

Waishengren [wàishěng rén] (外省人) People who moved from mainland China after 1945 until the early 50's and their descendants born in Taiwan. Approx. 11% of the population.

Benshrengren [běn shěng rén] (本省人) People native to Taiwan before the ROC took over rule of Taiwan in 1945 and the mass exodus of mainlanders in 1949. Approx. Hokkien (福建人) 66%, *Hakka (客家) 15%.   *Hakka: Chinese people who migrated to southern provinces and globally.