All three of those regions have been under the control of different countries, but most recently (and with those names) they were Mandates under the control of the UNITED KINGDOM.
pacific rim islands
Japan never conquered China. While they successfully conquered Manchukuo (Manchuria) and several other Chinese regions, Japan was never able to completely subdue and establish control over China.
The aim of the May 4th Movement in China (1919) was to use Western ideas to eliminate imperialism and foreign control of their regions. Though it renewed some sense of Chinese nationalism, it was opposed by the traditionalists such as the Kuomintang. It represented the earliest form of the movement of Chinese communism, which only resurfaced after World War II, and the end of China's domination by Japan.
south and west
Tibet and Hong Kong
Tibet and Hong Kong.
The last name Tang is of Chinese origin. It is a common surname in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other Chinese-speaking regions.
The surrounding regions bordering and north of present day North Korea.
Prior to 1870, the primary occupations were mining & building the railroad. Late 1800s to the early 1900s, the Chinese built "most" of the levees that control the rivers in the Sacramento regions of California.
Save the wild Arctic regions, keep hunting under control. Currently, this species is considered vulnerable, not endangered.
Currently there are 21 counties and 290 Municipalites. There are no regions.
The traditional style of Chinese writing is still used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, where it is the official written script. It is also used by some overseas Chinese communities and preserved for cultural and historical purposes in other regions.
It might have something to do with the civil war going on in the country.
The official language of Vietnam is Vietnamese. In addition to Vietnamese, minority languages such as Tay, Hmong, Khmer, and Chinese are also spoken in different regions of the country.
Both Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China are cities and were never once countries. Hong Kongwas once a British Crown Colony until 1997 when authority was passed to the Chinese government. It is currently still a Special Administrative Region.
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