Is Taiwan part of China? If yes, how come we can access Facebook in Taiwan?

[Sagar D]

Taiwan has only been under the control of China's government for four years of this century. Following periods of Dutch, Spanish, and Chinese rule, Japan ruled the island from 1895 to 1945, and there is a strong legal case to be made that the people of the island should determine its future international status, without interference form their own government of China. However, the present government of Taiwan and the government of mainland China both insist that Taiwan is an integral part of China.