Taiwan could be a top topic at China-U.S. summit
May 04, 2026
Q: When President Donald Trump visits Beijing May 14-15, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he wants to talk about the status of Taiwan, an island country of 23 million people that his government claims as its territory but has never ruled. Where is Taiwan off the southeast coast of China?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Xi is the leader of a government that has ruled mainland China since 1949. What is the official name of his government?
A. Chinese People’s Republic
B. Democratic Republic of China
C. People’s Republic of China
D. Republic of China
Q: Which nation ruled Taiwan before the Republic of China gained control of the islands in 1945?
A. Britain
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. United States
Q: Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Taiwan’s indigenous people began a seaborne migration about 7,000 years ago that links them linguistically and genetically to people in ...
A. Hawaii
B. Madagascar
C. New Zealand
D. All of the above
Q: The United States continued to recognize the Republic of China on Taiwan as the government of all of China from 1949 until 1979, when which U.S. president signed a diplomatic agreement with Beijing?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Gerald Ford
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Ronald Reagan
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