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TAIPEI - The US State Department's Taiwan page last week removed a previous reference to not supporting Taiwan 's independence.Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by the term " Taiwan independence":What is Taiwan 's history and formal name today?Previously known as Formosa, the island has been home to indigenous people for thousands of years, before the Dutch and Spanish briefly ruled parts of it in the 1600s.
China also says that United Nations resolution 2758, passed in 1971 which stated that the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government of China and which resulted in Taipei losing China's UN seat to Beijing, means that legally the world recognizes Taiwan belongs to China.The government in Taipei says that is nonsense given the resolution made no mention of Taiwan or its status.
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