The Taiwanese Perspective on China

1 page.After World War II the Chinese mainland fell into civil war between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Republic of China (ROC). The leaders of the ROC fell back to Taiwan and formed, essentially, a new nation. This research project explores Chinese and Taiwanese relations, specifically from a Taiwanese perspective. Through the study of various branches of connection between the U.S, China, and Taiwan, this research demonstrates a unique complexity. This research, also, examines the relationship through different stages of political ties between the U.S and Taiwan. First, the target was to understand Chinese politics and popular culture from a Taiwanese perspective. Then, this research analyzed the differences between Taiwanese and Chinese perspectives on global issues from previous polls as well as informal discussions with Taiwanese locals. Having extrapolated this information, we are able to demonstrate the distinct intricacies and tenuous relationship between the three nations

A Single-chord Stellar Occultation by the Extreme Trans-Neptunian Object (541132) Leleākūhonua

A stellar occultation by the extreme large-perihelion trans-Neptunian object (541132) Leleākūhonua (also known by the provisional designation of 2015 TG387) was predicted by the Lucky Star project and observed with the Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network on 2018 October 20 UT. A single detection and a nearby nondetection provide constraints for the size and albedo. When a circular profile is assumed, the radius is r = 110+14-10 km, corresponding to a geometric albedo Pv = 0.21+0.03-0.05, for an adopted absolute magnitude of HV = 5.6, typical of other objects in dynamically similar orbits. The occultation also provides a high-precision astrometric constraint