Taiwan

About this destination

The Republic of China (traditional Chinese: 中華民國; simplified Chinese: 中华民国; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó), commonly Taiwan (traditional Chinese: 台灣 or 臺灣; simplified Chinese: 台湾; pinyin: Táiwān), is de facto an independent state in the East China Sea, which, due to opposition from the People's Republic of China, is not recognised as a state by the vast majority of countries. Taiwan is an island east of the Chinese mainland, southwest of Japan and north of the Philippines. As a political entity, Taiwan mainly consists of the aforementioned island, but it also controls the islands of Kinmen, Matsu and Wuqiu.