• emelia [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    I think it is obvious I don't know anything about China. Stuff I found out after skimming the Wikipedia articles:
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    The current dynasties aren't listed (they probably can't be called that) and are apparently:

    • Republic of China (see response)
    • People's Republic of China

    Mao:

    Finally, on 1 October 1949, Communists led by Mao Zedong founded the People's Republic of China.

    Deng:

    was a Chinese politician who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from December 1978 to November 1989.

      • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        The ROC was the legitimate government of China for a few decades there. They were so unpopular they lost a civil war with the communists despite initially outnumbering the communists.

        I think it was over 2 million on the ROC side (+western support) and 1.2 million on the communist side.

        They lost all territory that's not the island of Taiwan, due to the CPC not having a proper navy. They still claim to be the legitimate government of mainland China, it's not a breakaway state. They literally never surrendered.