What was the previous name of Taiwan, the island off the southeast coast of mainland China?
Geography of Taiwan Geography of Taiwan Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, is an island in East Asia; located some off the southeastern coast of mainland China across the Taiwan Strait. It has an area of , which includes other nearby islands such as Penghu (). The East China Sea lies to the north, the Philippine Sea to the east, the Luzon Strait directly to the south and the South China Sea to the southwest. The island makes up 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China, which is also known as "Taiwan". Taiwan is a tilted fault block, characterized by the
Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area area and the Mainland area prior to the reunification of the nation. The main purpose of the act is to protect the security and welfare of the people in Taiwan area. The act was drafted in the early 1990s and passed on 31 July 1992. Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area The Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area () is the act in the Republic of China to guide the interaction between the people in Taiwan with the people in Mainland China in all