Taiwan (with an area of 36,000 square kilometers/ 22,500 square miles) is the largest. Hainan Island (about 34,000 square kilometers /21,250 square miles) is the second-largest island, but it is the largest which is fully under the jurisdiction of China.
Continuous integration is a software development practice where developers regularly merge their code changes into a central repository, after which automated builds and tests are run.
Forward integration is when a company expands its strategy into an industry that uses, distributes, and sells the companyâs products. In the scenario described above, forward integration would be beneficial because then the company would be able to directly sell its products to its users without having to do it through a wholesaler.