President of the Republic of China

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head of state political position public office

The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of Taiwan, serving as the highest-ranking official in its government.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
President of the Republic of China canonical	83
President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)	8
中華民國總統	3
Acting President of the Republic of China	1
President of the Republic of China (on recommendation of the Premier)	1
Republic of China presidency	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T233671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President of the Republic of China
Context triple: [Chiang Kai-shek, positionHeld, President of the Republic of China]

A. Governor-General of Taiwan
The Governor-General of Taiwan was the highest-ranking Japanese colonial official who wielded both civil and military authority over Taiwan during Japan’s rule from 1895 to 1945.
B. Chairman of the Central Military Commission
The Chairman of the Central Military Commission is the top military leadership post in China, overseeing the country's armed forces and defense policy.
C. Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was the Nationalist Chinese political and military leader who headed the Republic of China for decades and led its forces against both Japanese invasion and Chinese Communist revolutionaries.
D. President of Vietnam
The President of Vietnam is the country's ceremonial head of state and nominal commander-in-chief, representing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam domestically and internationally while sharing executive authority with the prime minister and the Communist Party leadership.
E. President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the country’s chief executive and head of state, responsible for leading the national government and implementing laws and policies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President of the Republic of China
Target entity description: The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and commander-in-chief of Taiwan, serving as the highest-ranking official in its government.

A. Governor-General of Taiwan
The Governor-General of Taiwan was the highest-ranking Japanese colonial official who wielded both civil and military authority over Taiwan during Japan’s rule from 1895 to 1945.
B. Chairman of the Central Military Commission
The Chairman of the Central Military Commission is the top military leadership post in China, overseeing the country's armed forces and defense policy.
C. Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was the Nationalist Chinese political and military leader who headed the Republic of China for decades and led its forces against both Japanese invasion and Chinese Communist revolutionaries.
D. President of Vietnam
The President of Vietnam is the country's ceremonial head of state and nominal commander-in-chief, representing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam domestically and internationally while sharing executive authority with the prime minister and the Communist Party leadership.
E. President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the country’s chief executive and head of state, responsible for leading the national government and implementing laws and policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state ⓘ political position ⓘ public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	President of Taiwan ⓘ
appointedBy	direct popular vote ⓘ
appoints	Premier of the Republic of China ⓘ certain high-ranking civil officials ⓘ certain high-ranking military officers ⓘ members of the Executive Yuan on recommendation of the Premier ⓘ
chairs	National Security Council of the Republic of China ⓘ
constitutingInstrument	Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Republic of China Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ
country	Republic of China ⓘ
currentHolder	Lai Ching-te ⓘ
currentHolderAssumedOffice	2024-05-20 ⓘ
electedBy	citizens of the Republic of China with suffrage ⓘ
electionSystem	popular election ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement	must be a citizen of the Republic of China ⓘ must be at least 40 years old ⓘ must have the right of suffrage ⓘ
firstHolder	Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
formationDate	1948-05-20 ⓘ
governingBody	Government of the Republic of China ⓘ linked to: Government of Taiwan
hasDeputy	Vice President of the Republic of China ⓘ
hasPower	conclude treaties in accordance with law ⓘ confer honors and decorations ⓘ declare war in accordance with law ⓘ grant amnesties and pardons under law ⓘ issue emergency decrees under constitutional conditions ⓘ make peace in accordance with law ⓘ promulgate laws ⓘ
memberOf	National Security Council of the Republic of China ⓘ
nativeName	中華民國總統 ⓘ linked to: President of the Republic of China
nativeNameLanguage	zh ⓘ
officeHoldersJurisdiction	Kinmen ⓘ Matsu ⓘ linked to: Matsu Islands Penghu ⓘ linked to: Penghu Islands Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China other territories under effective control of the Republic of China ⓘ
officeLocation	Taipei ⓘ linked to: Taipei, Taiwan
reportsTo	citizens of the Republic of China ⓘ
residence	Official Residence of the President of the Republic of China ⓘ
role	commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces ⓘ head of state of the Republic of China ⓘ highest-ranking official in the government of Taiwan ⓘ
seat	Presidential Office Building, Taipei ⓘ linked to: Presidential Office Building
style	Madam President ⓘ Mr. President ⓘ
symbol	Standard of the President of the Republic of China ⓘ
termLength	4 years ⓘ
termLimit	2 consecutive terms ⓘ
termRenewal	renewable once consecutively ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (97)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chiang Kai-shek → positionHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Republic of China Armed Forces → subordinateTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Republic of China Armed Forces → headOfStateAsCommanderInChief → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

President of the Republic of China → nativeName → 中華民國總統 ⓘ

linked to: President of the Republic of China

Chiang Ching-kuo → positionHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Li Yuanhong → positionHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Executive Yuan → subordinateTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Executive Yuan → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Control Yuan → memberAppointmentBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Eric Chu → officeContested → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Constitution of the Republic of China → headOfStateDefinedAs → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Presidential Office Building → occupant → President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ

linked to: President of the Republic of China

President of the Executive Yuan (acting) → reportsTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Premier of the Republic of China → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Premier of the Republic of China → reportsTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner → presenter → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

First Lady of the Republic of China → followsOffice → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Republic of China Armed Forces → supremeCommanderTitle → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: ROC Armed Forces

Official Residence of the President of the Republic of China → usedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Official Residence of the President of the Republic of China → occupant → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Vice President of the Republic of China → relatedOffice → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

National Security Council of the Republic of China → hasChairperson → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Standard of the President of the Republic of China → represents → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Standard of the President of the Republic of China → associatedWith → Republic of China presidency ⓘ

linked to: President of the Republic of China

Standard of the President of the Republic of China → associatedOffice → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Lee Teng-hui → positionHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Sun Yat-sen → officeHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: Démíng

Provisional President of the Republic of China → successorOffice → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Jiǎng Jīngguó → positionHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Vice Premier of the Republic of China → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Hung Hsiu-chu → officeContested → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Lai Ching-te → positionHeld → President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ

linked to: President of the Republic of China

Yen Chia-kan → officeHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Cao Kun → officeHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

V. K. Wellington Koo → positionHeld → Acting President of the Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: V. K. Wellington Koo (Wellington Koo Ball by marriage)

linked to: President of the Republic of China

Chief of General Staff of the Republic of China → reportsTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Chief of General Staff of the Republic of China → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Office of the President of the Republic of China → housesOfficeOf → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Office of the President of the Republic of China → subordinateTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Xu Shichang → positionHeld → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Vice President of the Judicial Yuan → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ

linked to: President of the Republic of China

Premier of the Republic of China → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: Premier

Premier of the Republic of China → reportsTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: Premier

Premier of the Republic of China → canBeDismissedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: Premier

Cabinet of the Republic of China → subordinateTo → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Legislative Yuan → canImpeach → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: LY

監察院 → memberAppointmentBy → 中華民國總統 ⓘ

linked to: President of the Republic of China

President of the Examination Yuan → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

President of the Judicial Yuan → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China ⓘ

Grand Justice → appointedBy → President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ

linked to: President of the Republic of China

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