China, Taiwan, and Japan

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  1. 3. Identity Growing sense among the people of Taiwan that they are Taiwanese rather than Chinese.
  2. 6. States Seventh Fleet American naval force sent to the Taiwan Strait to discourage a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
  3. 10. Carter U.S. president who officially recognized Communist China instead of Taiwan in 1979.
  4. 11. Nixon U.S. president who traveled to Communist China in 1972 to improve relations with Mao.
  5. 12. Island Chain Strategic line of islands stretching from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines.
  6. 14. Tiny but critical computer chips used in phones, AI systems, vehicles, and military technology.
  7. 16. Deal Economic agreement both the United States and China have shown interest in pursuing despite tensions.
  8. 18. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, producer of most of the world’s advanced computer chips.
  9. 19. Ocean Large ocean region where the United States, China, Taiwan, and Japan compete for military and economic influence.
  10. 21. The weakening Chinese dynasty that lost Taiwan to Japan after a war in 1895.
  11. 22. Exercises Large-scale Chinese military training operations simulating attacks or blockades against Taiwan.
  12. 23. Country, Two Systems Chinese proposal promising Taiwan some freedoms under Chinese rule, similar to the arrangement once used in Hong Kong.
  13. 24. Political group in China that defeated the Nationalists and established Communist rule over mainland China.
  14. 26. of Nanjing Mass killing and atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers against Chinese civilians in 1937.
  15. 27. Country that took control of Taiwan in 1895 and later invaded China during the 1930s and World War II.
  16. 31. Chinese political faction that opposed Mao’s Communists during the civil war.
  17. 34. Taxes placed on imported goods that increased during economic conflict between the United States and China.
  18. 35. Territory where China reduced democratic freedoms after promising autonomy.
  19. 36. Defense Identification Zone Area around Taiwan where Chinese military aircraft regularly fly to pressure Taiwan.
  20. 39. Japanese city destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945 near the end of World War II.
  21. 40. Republic of China Communist government established by Mao Zedong in 1949.
  22. 41. Region in northeastern China seized by Japan in 1931.
  23. 42. Second Japanese city hit by an atomic bomb during World War II.
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  1. 1. Jinping Current Chinese leader who has pushed strongly for reunification with Taiwan.
  2. 2. Form of government developed in Taiwan during the 1990s that allowed citizens to vote in free elections.
  3. 4. China’s goal of bringing Taiwan under Communist Chinese control.
  4. 5. Geography Importance of Taiwan’s location in controlling Pacific trade routes and military access.
  5. 7. Kai-shek Leader of the Chinese Nationalists who fled to Taiwan after Mao’s victory in 1949.
  6. 8. Capital of Japan and the center of Japanese colonial rule over Taiwan.
  7. 9. Fear that an accident or misunderstanding could lead to war between China, Taiwan, and possibly the United States.
  8. 13. Aggression Chinese description of American trade restrictions and chip bans.
  9. 15. Export Controls Restrictions preventing China from receiving advanced chips and chip-making technology.
  10. 17. Zedong Communist leader who founded the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
  11. 20. Chinese Nationalist political party led by Chiang Kai-shek during the Chinese Civil War.
  12. 22. Chang Taiwanese engineer who founded TSMC in 1987.
  13. 25. United _________ Security Council Powerful UN body where Taiwan once held China’s seat before it was transferred to Communist China in 1971.
  14. 28. Island located off the coast of China that became a major source of conflict between China and the West.
  15. 29. War Long period of tension between the United States and Communist nations after World War II.
  16. 30. Strait Narrow body of water separating Taiwan from mainland China and one of the world’s most tense regions.
  17. 32. Intelligence Advanced computer technology heavily dependent on semiconductors made in Taiwan.
  18. 33. Shield Idea that Taiwan’s chip industry discourages invasion because the world depends on Taiwanese semiconductors.
  19. 37. Square Famous public square in Beijing where Mao proclaimed the creation of Communist China.
  20. 38. Occupation Period after WWII when the United States rebuilt and influenced Japan politically and economically.