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Ping Pong Diplomacy
- USA recognized the Republic of China (Taiwan) as the true China until the 1970s
- Taiwan one of the 5 permanent seats on the UN security council
- Diplomacy began between USA and China after the US ping pong team visited in 1971
- 1971 People’s Republic took the seat on the UN security council
- USA still supported Taiwan’s bid for independence
- 1972 Richard Nixon visited China to begin trade negotiations
Summary
Taiwan was formerly known as the Island of Formosa and Chiang and the Kuomintang fled there to get away from Mao and the CCP but most of the nationalists were on the island while the rest of China was communist so the island became known as Taiwan.
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Subjunctive Question
How would Taiwan have an impact on the world today if diplomacy hadn't of occurred?