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Anonymous
Taiwan is very close in proximity to Japan, and so there's often waves of popularity amongst Japanese culture(i.e food, electronics, movies, tv series, toys, etc...) that influence Taiwan. It was once occupied by the Japanese and that is why some of the elderly population speak fluent Japanese.
Taiwan is still considered semi-democratic but since the founders were people who had broken away from China's communist regime, there is still plenty of resentment towards China. And since 2004 there's been constant threats between China & Taiwan for control of this peninsula. There's constant rumors of a re-unification under China. In fact, Taiwan does not currently hold a position in the UN, there is still considered a "Republic of China".
One of the funniest things about Taiwan politics however, is the constant fighting in the government. I don't mean verbal attacks, I mean spitting, kicking & punching amongst senators, etc...
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