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===Republic of China===

===Republic of China===

[[File:Zhonghua-minguo-nian.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A grave at the Chinese cemetery in [[Yokohama]], inscribed with the date of death in the "Year of the Republic" dating system.]]

[[File:Zhonghua-minguo-nian.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A grave at the Chinese cemetery in [[Yokohama]], inscribed with the date of death in the "Year of the Republic" dating system. The 77th year of the Republic of China (中華民国77年), i.e. the 77th year since 1911, was 1988.]]

Following the Japanese defeat in World War II, Taiwan was restored to Chinese sovereignty, i.e. the control of the Republic of China.<ref>Peattie, 22.</ref> It remained connected to the mainland for only four years, however, before splitting off in 1949 as the Nationalist (Kuomintang) government of the Republic of China fled into exile on the island, leaving the Communist government to establish the People's Republic of China as ruling the entire Chinese mainland.

Following the Japanese defeat in World War II, Taiwan was restored to Chinese sovereignty, i.e. the control of the Republic of China.<ref>Peattie, 22.</ref> It remained connected to the mainland for only four years, however, before splitting off in 1949 as the Nationalist (Kuomintang) government of the Republic of China fled into exile on the island, leaving the Communist government to establish the People's Republic of China as ruling the entire Chinese mainland.