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Is Taiwan part of China? There is no simple answer to this question, but it is an argument that is having major international consequences. China claims that Taiwan has always been part of Chinese territory…. But is this true?

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Repercussion (n) - the effect that an action, event, or decision had on something, especially a bad effect

The decrease in tourism has had serious repercussions for the local economy

To inhabit (v) - to live in a place

Those islands are inhabited only by birds

Indigenous (adj) - used to refer to the people who originally lived in a place rather than people who moved there from somewhere else

The indigenous people of Australia were discriminated against by the white settlers

Expedition (n) - an organised journey for a particular purpose

Hundreds of people have died on expeditions in the Himalayas

Dynasty (n) - a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family, or a period when a country is ruled by them

The Mogul dynasty ruled over India for centuries

Nationalist (adj) - wanting your country to be politically independent

In Asia, communists and nationalists battled for control in a number of countries

To retake (v) - to take something such as a place or position into your possession again, often by force, after losing possession of it

The military tried to retake power in 1999

To recognise (v) - to accept that something is legal, true, or important

Taiwan is only recognised by 13 countries

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