Republic of China Army

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The Republic of China Army (Chinese: 中華民國陸軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Lùjūn) also known as the ROC Army (ROCA); colloquially the Taiwanese Army (Chinese: 台灣陸軍; pinyin: Táiwān lùjūn) by western or mainland Chinese media, or commonly referred as the National Army (Chinese: 國軍陸軍; pinyin: Guó jūn lùjūn) by local Taiwanese people, is the largest branch of Taiwan's military, the Republic of China Armed Forces. An estimated 80% of the ROCA is based on the Main Island of Taiwan, while the remainder are stationed on the Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Dongsha, and Taiping Islands. This branch was also referred to historically as the Chinese Army and the Nationalist Chinese Army during and after World War II and the 1949 retreat. Since the Chinese Civil War, no armistice or peace treaty has ever been signed between the Republic of China regime and the communist regime, so as the final line of defense against a possible invasion by the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the primary focus of the ROCA is on defense...

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