Which island nation was once known as Formosa?

_x000D_Screenshot: href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy1ykS93b1M”>TaiwanPlus News – YouTube

Which island nation was once known as Formosa?

Taiwan is an island nation in East Asia that was formerly called Formosa by Portuguese explorers in the 16th century. The Formosan black bear is an endangered subspecies of black bears native to Taiwan and is seen as a symbol of Taiwanese identity._x000D_a Formosan black bear holding Taiwan’s flag and punching Winnie-the-Pooh, representing China’s president Xi Jinping, has become viral online as a defiant gesture against China’s military drills around Taiwan in April 2023. Winnie-the-Pooh is often used as an internet meme to mock Xi Jinping and is censored in China.