State symbols of Taiwan

Main articles: National symbols of the Republic of China (ROC), Cross-Strait relations, and Taiwanese nationalism

Locator map of the Taiwanese Republic.

Taiwanese Independentist flag

Taiwan is ruled by various regimes throughout its history. Since 1945, the island is ruled by the Republic of China (ROC).

The ROC was the government of mainland China from 1912 to 1949, when this government fled to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, and the country today is commonly called Taiwan. The ROC controlled majority parts of China until 1949, but today only controls Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and nearby smaller islands. However, the Republic of China claims all of China as its territory, so some of its official symbols represent China.

Taiwanese symbols

“Water can help a boat float, but it can also sink it.” “A fool judges people by the presents they give him.” “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” “Something that looks good does not necessarily taste good.” “Even champions make mistakes — there is no one who doesn’t.” “It takes sweat to work on things, but it only takes saliva to criticize things.” “A beautiful person might not have a beautiful life.” “Greed will cause pain.” “A husband and wife often fight intensely at one moment and then kiss intensely at the next moment.”

	Symbol	Image
Coat of arms	Emblem of Taiwan	Coat of arms of Taiwanese State
Flag	Flag of Taiwan	Flag of Taiwanese State
Flower	State flower of Taiwan Prunus mume	Flower of Taiwanese State
Tree	State tree of Taiwan Cinnamomum camphora	Tree of Taiwanese State
Bird	State bird of Taiwan Syrmaticus mikado	Bird of Taiwanese State
Animal	State animal of Taiwan Macaca cyclopis	Animal of Taiwanese State

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• De-Sinicization
• Political status of Taiwan
• Four Wants and One Without
• Foreign relations of Taiwan
• Taiwan–United States relations
• Formosan Association for Public Affairs
• Japan–Taiwan relations
• Association of East Asian Relations/Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
• Han Taiwanese
• Milk Tea Alliance
• Pan-Asianism
• Anti-authoritarianism
• Tangwai movement
• Politics of Taiwan
• Taiwan Statebuilding Party
• Human rights in Taiwan
• National Human Rights Commission (Taiwan)
• LGBT rights in Taiwan
• Gender/Sexuality Rights Association Taiwan
• Taiwan Pride
• Taiwanese nationality law
• Democratic Progressive Party
• Formosa Alliance
• Free Taiwan Party
• Pan-Green Coalition/Taiwan Constitution Association
• Peasant Party (Taiwan)
• Taiwan Action Party Alliance
• Taiwan Solidarity Union
• Taiwan Independence Party
• New Power Party
• Culture of Taiwan
• Taiwanese people/Taiwanese identity
• Languages of Taiwan
• Austronesian Taiwanese
• Taiwanese indigenous peoples/Taiwanese Aborigines
• Indigenous Area (Taiwan)
• A New Partnership Between the Indigenous Peoples and the Government of Taiwan
• International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
• Taiwan Independence Movement
• Formosan League for Reemancipation
• Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
• Sunflower Student Movement
• White Terror (Taiwan)
• World Taiwanese Congress
• Taiwan Defense Alliance/World Federation of Taiwanese Associations
• Resolution on Taiwan's Future/Theory of the Undetermined Status of Taiwan
• World United Formosans for Independence
• 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign

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