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|full_name=Republic of China
|full_name=Republic of Wah-hah
|local_name=華夏民國<br />Wah-hah Man-kwok (Cantonese)<br />Hwahsia Minkwo (Mandarin)
|local_name=華夏民國<br />Wah-hah Man-kwok (Cantonese)<br />Hwahsia Minkwo (Mandarin)
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'''Wah-hah''' (華夏), officially the '''Republic of China''' (華夏民國; Cantonese: ''Wah-hah Man-kwok;'' Mandarin: ''Hwahsia Minkwo'')'','' also commonly known as '''Canton''' or '''China''''','' is a country in East Asia. The country has been dominated by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese Han Chinese people] for millennia.
'''Wah-hah''' (華夏), officially the '''Republic of Wah-hah''' (華夏民國; Cantonese: ''Wah-hah Man-kwok;'' Mandarin: ''Hwahsia Minkwo'')'','' also commonly known as '''Canton''' or '''China''''','' is a country in East Asia. The country has been dominated by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese Han Chinese people] for millennia.


Modern China's origins stem from the Canton-based state that split off from the [[Great Qing|Qing empire]] in the 1850s. Constitutional reform led to the establishment of a Chinese republic in 1931 and the reunification of China in 1936.
Modern China's origins stem from the Canton-based state that split off from the [[Great Qing|Qing empire]] in the 1850s. Constitutional reform led to the establishment of a Chinese republic in 1931 and the reunification of China in 1936.
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==== Stabilization of the Qing periphery ====
==== Stabilization of the Qing periphery ====

===== Corea's acceptance of the new China =====
King Sangdjong ascended to the Corean throne in 1649. The Southerner Party and the royal court [[Corea#Dutch Influence In Corea and Sjahak|resolved to make peace]] with the new [[Great Qing|Qing dynasty]] and abandon connections to the old Ming regime.
King Sangdjong ascended to the Corean throne in 1649. The Southerner Party and the royal court [[Corea#Dutch Influence In Corea and Sjahak|resolved to make peace]] with the new [[Great Qing|Qing dynasty]] and abandon connections to the old Ming regime.


===== The Zheng family =====
In 1650, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Koxinga Zheng] junk unintentionally sinks a Corean ship heading to Tauland. This provoked King Sangdjong to send marine troops to assist Qing-Dutch forces in the Minzhe region against pirates and Ming loyalists. During the [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A3%81%E7%81%B6%E6%88%B0%E5%BD%B9 Battle of Cizao], Corean soldiers defeated the Zheng army alongside the Manchus.
In 1650, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Koxinga Zheng] junk unintentionally sinks a Corean ship heading to Tauland. This provoked King Sangdjong to send marine troops to assist Qing-Dutch forces in the Minzhe region against pirates and Ming loyalists. During the [https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A3%81%E7%81%B6%E6%88%B0%E5%BD%B9 Battle of Cizao], Corean soldiers defeated the Zheng army alongside the Manchus.


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=== Second Chinese Republic (1936-) ===
=== Second Chinese Republic (1936-) ===

== Government and Politics ==

== Economy ==

== Demographics ==

== Culture ==

== Religion ==

== See also ==

* [[Great Qing|Qing dynasty]]
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