Taiwan
- Civil War 1947-1949
- Chiang and the Nationalists lost and fled to the Island of Formosa (Taiwan)
- Becomes Nationalist China
- 1 October 1949 Mao formed the People’s Republic of China
- USA recognized the Republic of China (Taiwan) as the true China until the 1970's
- Taiwan one of the 5 permanent seats on the UN security council
- Diplomacy began between USA and China after the US ping pong team visited in 1971
- 1971 People’s Republic took the seat on the UN security council
- USA still supported Taiwan’s bid for independence
- 1972 Richard Nixon visited China to begin trade negotiations