# TAIWAN / FORMOSA REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1950s TRAVELOGUE 76514

Made in the aftermath of the Chinese Revolution, this profile of Taiwan shows the Nationalist Chinese government in exile, and highlights the fact that the island is now the sanctuary of the "free Chinese". Taipei is shown, the seat of government of Nationalist China, and profiles are shown of native Taiwanese and the immigrant Chinese and exiled citizens of China. At the 3:00 mark, the Taipei airport is seen, with the "Welcome to Free China" sign prominently placed at the tarmac. Full of Cold War rhetoric, the film spends a lot of screen time showing the training of the Taiwanese Army and Air Forces, as well as the Navy. The Free Chinese Air Force is seen at the 5:30 mark, patrolling the "Bamboo Curtain" with surplus U.S. P-47 Thunderbolts. A full-scale military landing exercise is shown at the 6:45 mark, while the narrator speaks about how this is a preliminary / preparatory exercise of the type that will be conducted in the future against mainland China. Of course, such an invasion remained completely impractical and the thing of fantasy, not reality, in the decades that followed. Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, is a sovereign state in East Asia. The Republic of China, originally based in mainland China, now governs the island of Taiwan, which makes up over 99% of its territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands. Neighboring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the east and northeast, and the…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Travel, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/76514TheWorldOfOurs)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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