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Its national flag consisted of five equal horizontal stripes of red, yellow, blue, white, and black, symbolizing the principal ethnic groups of the nation. flagofTaiwan Sections&Media Article Introduction&QuickFacts FastFacts RelatedContent Media Images AdditionalInfo Contributors ArticleHistory flagofTaiwan Print Cite verifiedCite Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetofollowcitationstylerules,theremaybesomediscrepancies. Pleaserefertotheappropriatestylemanualorothersourcesifyouhaveanyquestions. SelectCitationStyle MLA APA ChicagoManualofStyle CopyCitation Share Share Sharetosocialmedia Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Taiwan More GiveFeedback ExternalWebsites Feedback Corrections?Updates?Omissions?Letusknowifyouhavesuggestionstoimprovethisarticle(requireslogin). FeedbackType Selectatype(Required) FactualCorrection Spelling/GrammarCorrection LinkCorrection AdditionalInformation Other YourFeedback SubmitFeedback Thankyouforyourfeedback Oureditorswillreviewwhatyou’vesubmittedanddeterminewhethertorevisethearticle. JoinBritannica'sPublishingPartnerProgramandourcommunityofexpertstogainaglobalaudienceforyourwork! ExternalWebsites CRWFlags-FlagofRepublicofChina(Taiwan) By WhitneySmith | ViewEditHistory nationalflagconsistingofaredfield(background)withabluecantonincorporatingawhitesun.Thewidth-to-lengthratiooftheflagis2to3.ThefirstChineserepubliclastedfrom1911until1928.Itsnationalflagconsistedoffiveequalhorizontalstripesofred,yellow,blue,white,andblack,symbolizingtheprincipalethnicgroupsofthenation.Followingthedeathofthecountry’soriginalleader,SunYat-sen,anewregimewasestablishedunderthemilitaryandpoliticalleadershipofChiangKai-shek.Consequently,anewnationalflagwasadoptedonOctober28,1928,toreflectthischange.Thenewflag,whichhadbeenthenavalwarensignsince1914,hadabackgroundofredwithabluecantonbearingawhitestylizedsun.ThethreecoloursstoodfortheThreePrinciplesofthePeopleoftheNationalistParty(Kuomintang)—nationalism,democracy,andsocialism.TheleadershipoftheKuomintanginnationaldevelopmentwasemphasizedbytheuseofitspartyflag(awhitesunonabluefield)asthecantonforthenationalflag.TheredcolourwasthetraditionalethnicsymboloftheHan,orChinese,majoritypopulation.TheKuomintangpartyflaghadoriginallybeencreatedin1895byLuHao-tung,arevolutionarythenlivinginexile.TheflagoftheRepublicofChina,nowflownonlyontheislandofTaiwan,wasnotthefirstnationalflagtobebasedonamodifiedpartyflag:theearliestknownexamplesarethered-and-whitestripedflagoftheSonsofLibertyintheNorthAmericancoloniesandtheblue-white-redribbonswornbypatriotsinFrance.Since1984athletesfromtheislandofTaiwanhavecompetedintheOlympicGamesunderthename“ChineseTaipei”andwithaspeciallydesignedflag.Theflagconsistsofawhitefieldonwhichiscentredastylizedfive-petalflowershapemadefromoutwardlysuccessivelinesofred,white,andblue.Withinthisshape,thefive-ringOlympicGamessymbolissituatedbelowabluediskcontainingthenationalflag’swhitestylizedsun.Flagof“ChineseTaipei,”usedbyTaiwanforOlympicGamescompetitions. WhitneySmith LearnMoreintheserelatedBritannicaarticles: SunYat-sen SunYat-sen,leaderoftheChineseNationalistParty(Kuomintang… ChiangKai-shek ChiangKai-shek,soldierandstatesman,headoftheNationalistgovernmentinChinafrom1928to1949andsubsequentlyheadoftheChineseNationalistgovernmentinexileonTaiwan.… ThreePrinciplesofthePeople ThreePrinciplesofthePeople,theideologicalbasisofthepoliticalprogramoftheChineseNationalistleaderSunYat-sen(1866–1925),championingtheprinciplesofnationalism,democracy,andsocialism.… Historyatyourfingertips SignupheretoseewhathappenedOnThisDay,everydayinyourinbox! Emailaddress Bysigningup,youagreetoourPrivacyNotice. Thankyouforsubscribing! BeonthelookoutforyourBritannicanewslettertogettrustedstoriesdeliveredrighttoyourinbox.