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  2. Languages of Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    These languages include Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Mandarin, which have become the major languages spoken in present-day Taiwan. Formosan languages were the dominant language of prehistorical Taiwan. Taiwan's long colonial and immigration history brought in several languages such as Dutch, Spanish, Hokkien, Hakka, Japanese, and Mandarin.

  3. Languages of China - Wikipedia

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    There are several hundred languages in China.The predominant language is Standard Chinese, which is based on Beijingese, but there are hundreds of related Chinese languages, collectively known as Hanyu (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ, 'Han language'), that are spoken by 92% of the population.

  4. List of world news channels - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan: TaiwanPlus (stylized as Taiwan+) is a state-owned free English-language streaming service and international television channel based in Taiwan. US: Voice of America offers TV programming in numerous languages available online and aired as blocks by foreign networks.

  5. Factbox-Key facts on Taiwan-China relations as new Taiwan ...

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    May 20, 2024 at 2:33 AM. (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te took office on Monday, having won election in January. Following are key facts on relations between Taiwan and China: POLITICS ...

  6. Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan, [ II][ j] officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), [ I][ k] is a country [ 27] in East Asia. [ n] The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between 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 ...

  7. Factbox-Key facts on Taiwan-China relations ahead of Taiwan ...

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    - China and Taiwan have nearly gone to war several times since 1949, and in August of 2022 and April of 2023 China staged large scale war games around the island in protest at stepped up U.S ...

  8. Taiwan monitors Chinese military surge, calls China a threat ...

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    July 11, 2024 at 2:52 AM. By Ben Blanchard and Roger Tung. TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan said on Thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the ...

  9. List of language proficiency tests - Wikipedia

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    The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even through national authoritative organizations, while others simply for specific limited business or study orientation.