Taipei City Government (2024)

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Taipei (/ˌtaɪˈpeɪ/; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), officially Taipei City, and previously known as Taihoku from 1895 to 1945, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.

Today, the ROC (Taiwan) is a fully democratic society, with its own economy, currency, military, and elected officials. The Chinese mainland is ruled by the communist PRC government.

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. It has been governed independently from mainland China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), since 1949.

The controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue is an ongoing dispute on the political status of Taiwan, currently controlled by the Republic of China (ROC). This dispute arose in the mid-twentieth century.

Tsai Ing-wen (Chinese: 蔡英文; pinyin: Cài Yīngwén; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai⁴ Ying¹-wen²; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòa Eng-bûn; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄘㄞˋ ㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ; born 31 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician who has been serving as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016.

In the 21st century, Taiwan's political system has been moving towards digital democracy with increased participation from civil society and greater transparency from the government. In January 2024, William Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party won the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Taiwan is a democracy led by a president and parliament selected in multiparty elections.

Internet censorship in Taiwan

The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and the authorities generally respect these rights in practice. An independent press, an effective judiciary, and a functioning democratic political system combine to protect freedom of speech and press.

The crime rate is low in Taiwan. Violent crime is rare. Petty crime, such as pickpocketing and purse snatching, occurs. Ensure that your belongings, including your passport and other travel documents, are secure at all times.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Weeks before Taiwan holds elections for its president and legislature, China renewed its threat to use military force to annex the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory.

Both the ROC and the PRC still officially (constitutionally) claim mainland China and the Taiwan Area as part of their respective territories. In reality, the PRC rules only Mainland China and has no control of but claims Taiwan as part of its territory under its "One China Principle".

With the absence of diplomatic recognition, in the present state, Taiwan-US relations are formally guided by the service of enactment of Taiwan Relations Act by US Congress for the continuation of Taiwan-US relations after 1979.

Taiwan has become an important U.S. partner in trade and investment, health, semiconductor and other critical supply chains, investment screening, science and technology, education, and advancing democratic values. The United States approach to Taiwan has remained consistent across decades and administrations.

"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.

The capital is Taipei; the largest city is New Taipei City or Xinbei, an urban agglomeration with 4 million people to the southwest of the capital.

The Executive Yuan is the nation's highest administrative body, the Legislative Yuan the highest legislative body, the Judicial Yuan the highest judicial body, the Examination Yuan the highest examination body, and the Control Yuan is the highest control body.

Taipei, in the north, is the seat of government of the Republic of China (ROC; Nationalist China). In addition to the main island, the ROC government has jurisdiction over 22 islands in the Taiwan group and 64 islands to the west in the P'eng-hu (Pescadores) archipelago.

Taipei is the capital city of Taiwan, and it is also Taiwan's political, economic, and cultural center. The city of Taipei currently has 2.51 million residents, and it forms the most important metropolitan region in northern Taiwan, along with the neighboring cities of New Taipei City and Keelung.