| has gloss | eng: The Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China (Taiwan) or the Theory of the Four Stages of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a controversial viewpoint proposed by Chen Shui-bian, the previous (10th and 11th terms) President of the Republic of China. It is a controversial viewpoint regarding the political status of the Republic of China, whose government retreated to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The main idea of the theory is that the time line for the development of the Republic of China can be classified into four stages, which are: |