THIS DAY IN HISTORY… On December 8^th, 1949, Chinese Nationalists move their capital to Taiwan.

As communist forces were proving successful in China, many Chinese citizens opposed to it withdrew to the small island of Taiwan--a region of China. Since this date, the small island has been a focal point for strife where the “mainland” forces claim the island to be theirs and those on the island claim to be independent of Communist rule.

Initially, many were relieved that the two forces separated. However, even that proved to be a problem. The Chinese Nationalists at Taiwan didn’t want the communist government on the mainland to be diplomatically recognized, and the communist government claimed the island of Taiwan as its land--calling the citizens of Taiwan "renegades!" Thus, more years of debate and strife continued. Even today, there’s fear of the communist government of mainland China trying to take Taiwan by force!

NOTE:  TAIWAN IS THE SMALL ISLAND IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER

As we greet this day, let’s not forget that there are still some democracies in the world living under the threat of having their freedoms stripped away. Keep them in your prayers and be thankful that we can bounce along knowing we don't live under any immediate threats.

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Posted by JavaMama

I am learning so much with your little tidbits of history, thanks!

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