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Presidential Palace

The equivalent of our White House. You should have seen the secret service reaction to our accidental pictures as the Presidential motorcade drove by.
Reflecting on Taiwan

July 2nd 2007
I want to summarize my trip to Taiwan, but I don't know where to begin. First, I want to thank all of you for reading what I wrote. I had hoped a few friends and family would read the blog but had no idea how many people would read it and who those people would be. [url="http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/legislature/entries/2007/06/25/legislative_aide_reaches_taiwa ... read more
Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

Chinese/Taiwanese Flag In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more
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