White House mistakenly calls China, not Taiwan, 'the Republic of China' by Ariella Phillips | Jul 8, 2017, 4:06 PM The White House mistakenly called China "the Republic of China" in a press release Saturday. Taiwan is the Republic of China. China is the People's Republic of China. The press release detailed President Trump's remarks to Chinese President Xi Jinping at a bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit. Taiwan has, at different points in history, been held by China and Japan. China does not recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan's government and officially supports the One-China policy in which Taiwan is...