Taiwan is China's largest island, located on the continental shelf along the southeast coast of the motherland, facing the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Ryukyu Islands to the northeast. It is an important transportation hub for China to connect maritime with countries in the

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Taiwan is China's largest island, located on the continental shelf along the southeast coast of the motherland, facing the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Ryukyu Islands to the northeast. It is an important transportation hub for China to connect maritime with countries in the Pacific region. The reason why Taiwan is called Baodao is that I think it has four geographical advantages.

What did the Kuomintang retreat to Taiwan and take away?

KMT retreated to Taiwan and took away a lot of money and property. Of course, I am only interested in two points.

• gold. When the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan in 1949, it almost took away the national gold reserve , about 4 million taels (how many tons of are there? ).
• national treasure cultural relics. The Palace Museum "three major museums" (i.e. antiquities, libraries, and documentary museums) are 5,522 boxes of precious and top cultural relics. There are countless calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, treasure secrets, and palace secrets. Have you heard of Wang Xizhi's "Quick Snow Tie" and " Siku Quanshu "? There are also the most precious and culturally distinctive cultural relics from ancient times to the present, such as Mao Gongding , Sanshi Pan , meat-shaped stone, jade cabbage , etc., all of which are the treasures of the Taipei Palace Museum and can be called the treasure of Chinese culture.

What are the technological advantages of Taiwan?

China Taiwan was once known as the four Asian dragons , together with Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore . Taiwan has a small area and a small population, but it has reached the world's leading level in some technical fields.

• semiconductor. The most typical representative of Taiwan's technological strength is semiconductor technology. TSMC, founded in 1986, is one of the world's top semiconductor chip production companies. TSMC also has the world's most advanced EUV lithography machine. Everyone knows that American semiconductors have stuck the Chinese people's neck, and Taiwan, China has this. By the way, why did Pelosi visit Taiwan and secretly meet with TSMC?

TSMC

• Electronic manufacturing. : 4 of the world's top ten electronic manufacturers are from Taiwan, and Taiwan accounts for 75% of the operating income generated by the top 50 electronic manufacturing services. Unbelievable, right? The famous Foxconn only uses a lot of labor in China, but in fact, the manufacturing technology is leading the world. Taiwan's precision machinery manufacturing technology is also very advanced, and it also has the world's most complete TFT-LCD panel technology. Taiwan occupies two of the world's top five panel manufacturers.
• Medical Technology. Taiwan's medical technology is leading in Asia and ranks within the top 20 in the world. Taiwan accounts for 14 of the top 200 hospitals in the world. Organ transplantation, tumor treatment, surgical plastic surgery and other fields have reached the world's leading level. Taiwan's proton therapy is currently the best treatment method for childhood tumors in the world. The first heart transplant in Asia was completed in Taiwan. Taiwan's AIDS monoclonal antibody TMB-355 is a new breakthrough therapy drug and the world's first monoclonal antibody drug to treat AIDS .
• new energy. Taiwan's proportion of power generation using wind power, nuclear energy and solar energy is much lower than that of power generation using fossil fuels, but Taiwan's solar power generation output value and capacity rank second in the world. Taiwan accounts for 7 of the 20 large photovoltaic companies around the world. Taiwan's wind turbine technology is also very developed.

What resources do Taiwan have?

Taiwan Island is the largest island in my country, located between the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan Strait . Taiwan Island is beautiful and rich, with dense forests and rich animal and plant resources.

• tourist destination. Taiwan’s climate is hot and rainy, with tropical scenery, trees are evergreen all year round and flowers are often blooming. There is a saying in Taiwan that "eight scenic spots and twelve victories" and there are many famous places and historical sites. The highest mountain in Taiwan is called Yushan, which is 4,000 meters above sea level. It has snow in winter on the top of the mountain. It looks like white jade from a distance, which is extremely beautiful. Sun Moon Lake The scenery is charming, surrounded by mountains, green trees and landscapes, making people linger.

Sun Moon Lake

• Rich forestry resources. Taiwan has a forest coverage rate of 58.5%, trees are growing lushly, and the production of camphor tree is the highest in the world.Tree species are affected by altitude. Below 700 meters, subtropical broadleaf forests are subtropical broadleaf forests, 700-1800 meters are broadleaf forests, 1800-2500 meters are mixed forests, 2500-3500 meters are coniferous forests, and alpine areas above 3500 meters are moss or grasslands.
• natural fishing ground. Taiwan faces the sea, with no less than 500 species of fish, and more than 100 species with higher economic value.
• "Hometown of Fruits". Taiwan produces rice and sugarcane, known as "rice warehouse" and "sugar warehouse". Fresh fruits are constantly in all seasons, and bananas and pineapples are the most famous.
• Mineral resources. Taiwan is buried underground in various minerals such as coal, oil, marble, and gold. The vast ocean is surrounded by rich aquatic products.

Taiwan’s strategic position.

Through the above three points, have you realized the importance of Taiwan to China's rise? Of course, the reason why Taiwan is called a treasure island depends on its strategic position.

Let’s look at the two pictures to compare.

Before regression

After regression

What did you find?

1. "Feet" must not be lost. Comparing the two pictures of , roosters want to eat silkworms. If there is no Taiwan's foot as support, can chickens eat silkworms? Is it interesting to think about ?

2. If you combine, you will benefit from both sides. is shown in the figure red line . If Taiwan returns, China will officially enter the Pacific . The strategic depth will advance one or two hundred nautical miles at once. South China Sea problem will be solved . As the throat duct of the eastern edge of the Eurasian mainland, Taiwan is the natural barrier and the first line of defense in the southeastern coast of China, and is crucial to China's overall national security in the future. After Taiwan's return, with the help of mainland China's resource advantages, Taiwan will take off rapidly and may replace Shanghai and become the economic and political center of the future world.

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