how is taiwan linked to china today
Taiwan used to be named Formosa and was part of what we now call mainland China. Here is a collection of websites that include this history:
http://www.google.com/search?q=taiwan+history&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA
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