Taiwan

Taiwan ({{zh-tspw|t=臺灣 or 台灣|s=台湾|p=Táiwān|w=T'ai-wan}}; Taiwanese: Tâi-oân) is an island in East Asia located off the coast of mainland China, south of Japan and north of the Philippines. "Taiwan" is commonly used to refer to the territories currently governed by the Republic of China (ROC), which include the Taiwan island group (including Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Green Island), the Pescadores in the Taiwan Strait, Quemoy and Matsu off the coast of mainland Fujian, and Taiping and the Pratas in the South China Sea.

External links

Government

• Government Information Office - government information portal
• Central Weather Bureau - local weather and earthquake reports
• Electronic Government - e-government, entry point of Taiwan

Tourism

• Lonely Planet Destination Taiwan - travel guide
• Taiwan travel guide at Wikitravel
• Taiwan Tourism Bureau - local travel news
• Taiwan from inside - Pictures of the daily life in Taiwan

Taiwan news in English

• Taiwan Headlines -- news via Taiwan's Government Information Office
• "POTS EXTRA, Taipei's Free Weekly"
• Radio Taiwan International
• Taipei Times
• Taiwan Central News Agency
• Taiwan Economic News
• Taiwan News
• The China Post

Misc.

• Country Profile on BBC
• China History Forums
• History of Taiwan from a TI perspective
• WUFI - World United Formosans for Independence
• Forumosa -- Taiwan-related Web forum

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