Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
| Founded | March 10, 1904: 5 December 2008 |
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| Founder | Shen Dunhe: 5 December 2008 |
| Type | Aid agency |
| Focus | Assisting refugees in times of conflict and victims of disaster |
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| Origins | Shanghai: 5 December 2008 |
Area served | Taiwan, Pescadores, Kinmen, and Matsu |
| Product | Humanitarian aid |
Key people | President |
| Revenue | 1,509,510,000 New Taiwan dollars (at December 2008) |
| Endowment | Public and private donations. |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華民國紅十字會 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华民国红十字会 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (Chinese: 中華民國紅十字會), also known as Taiwanese Red Cross is the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The society is not recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) because it does not meet all the conditions set out in the Statues of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and it is not a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. From its founding in 1904, to 1949, when the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, the society shared its history with the Red Cross Society of China. Both societies associate their origins with the founder, Shen Dunhe, a tea merchant.