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... Taiwan ) , pirate leader of Ming forces against the Manchu conquerors of China , best known for establishing Chinese control over Taiwan . Cheng Ch'eng - kung was born in a small Japanese coastal town to a Japanese mother and a Chinese ...
... Taiwan ) , pirate leader of Ming forces against the Manchu conquerors of China , best known for establishing Chinese control over Taiwan . Cheng Ch'eng - kung was born in a small Japanese coastal town to a Japanese mother and a Chinese ...
Page 190
... Taiwan Strait ( west ) . The A - li Moun- tains dominate the eastern region , and there are coastal plains in the ... Taiwan's leading woodworking re- gion , producing railroad ties and thin wood sheets for packing . Machinery , food ...
... Taiwan Strait ( west ) . The A - li Moun- tains dominate the eastern region , and there are coastal plains in the ... Taiwan's leading woodworking re- gion , producing railroad ties and thin wood sheets for packing . Machinery , food ...
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... Taiwanese into the legislative and executive branches , which were dominated by former mainland Chinese officials of the Nationalist Party . Chiang tried to maintain Taiwan's vital for- eign - trade relationships as well as its ...
... Taiwanese into the legislative and executive branches , which were dominated by former mainland Chinese officials of the Nationalist Party . Chiang tried to maintain Taiwan's vital for- eign - trade relationships as well as its ...
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