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Understanding Mainland China: A Historical Perspective

This quiz tests your knowledge of the historical and political context of Mainland China, including key events, terms, and entities involved in its governance and relationship with Taiwan.

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1 Eventually, in 1949, the ________ emerged victorious against the Kuomintang (KMT, Chinese Nationalist Party, governing party of the Republic of China), whose leaders relocated the administration of the Republic of China to Taipei.

2 The term never includes Taiwan which is claimed by the PRC but is administered by the ________ (ROC).

3 ________ is an offshore island, therefore geographically it is an overseas territory of People's Republic of China.

4 More recently, pro-Taiwan independence politicians calling into question their loyalty and devotion to Taiwan and pro-________ politicians accusing the pro-independence politicians of playing identity politics.

5 [5] The term "Mainlander" can also refer to daluren (simplified Chinese: 大陆人; traditional Chinese: 大陸人; ________: dàlùrén; literally "mainland person(s)"), meaning people who live in mainland China.

6 For many years mainlanders were given special treatment by the KMT government which had imposed ________ on Taiwan.

7 Before and after ________, two political entities fought for control of China.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • in 1992, a single marbled eel was sold in mainland China for $1,000.
  • in the first eight years after Harvard Girl was published in mainland China, the number of Chinese applicants to Harvard increased tenfold.
  • thousands of Muslims from Myanmar and Thailand who have migrated to Taiwan were descendants of nationalist soldiers that fled Yunnan when the communists took over mainland China.
  • from July 1, 2009, content-control software called Green Dam Youth Escort must be included with all personal computers sold in the mainland of the People's Republic of China.
  • an advertising spot immediately following Xinwen Lianbo, a daily news programme shown by most terrestrial television stations in mainland China, can sell for an estimated US$100,000.
  • Tropical Storm Bilis caused 625 deaths and $2.5 billion (2006 USD) in damage to the Philippines, mainland China, and Taiwan, making it the most damaging storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season so far.
  • Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, a Yuan Dynasty painting by Huang Gongwang, now exists in two halves, one of which is kept in Mainland China while the other is kept in Taiwan.
  • Chinese singer Ai Jing is best known for a folk rock song about the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China.
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