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orly | 09:40 Sun 10th Dec 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Is anyone else confused by 5 down?
Capital of Republic of China _ A _ P _ I.
Surely they mean Taiwan
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Taipei ?
..... Today the Republic of China is often known as "Chinese Taipei" or "Taiwan".
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yup, I got Taipei as capital of Taiwan but I didn't know Taiwan was the Republic of China - you learn something every day

thanks all
I think Taiwan called themselves that to 'get at' the Chinese who would not give them independance. What we normally call China is in fact The Peoples Republic of China. Taiwan just dropped 'Peoples'.

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