Is Taiwan a State? A Reflection Paper by Lourenzo Manimtim The island of Taiwan officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) is a country in East Asia , at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean , with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands with a combined area of 36,193 square kilometers (13,974 sq mi). In world politics, Taiwan is a highly controversial and a heavily disputed country with both of which the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China (Mainland China), claims Taiwan to be their territorial right and adheres to the implementation and unification of China through the One-China Policy, where both countries claims that the unified China is their own rights. The People’s Republic of China views Taiwan as an inseparable entity and important part o
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