Answer by
DouglasEarlClore (1236)
No. Taiwan, "The Republic of China", is a sovereign nation. After the Chinese civil war, ending in 1949, The ROC reamined in control of Taiwan and the Communist party (Peoples Republic of China) took the mainland. Taiwan was a founding member of the United Nations and a member of the security council until 1971, when politics dictated favoring the PRC.