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___MASK38___ , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), is a state in East Asia . Neighbors include China ( officially the People ' s Republic of China , abbreviated as PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . ___MASK38___ is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy . The Koos Group , or KGI , is a ___MASK38___ - based pan - Asian business group involved in a vast range of industries , which include banking , manufacturing , petrochemicals , electronics , leasing , cement , financial services , hospitality , real estate , private equity , manufacturing , and investment banking . The Chinatrust Whales (  ), formerly Koos Group Whales (  ), were a Taiwanese professional baseball team . Founded as an amateur team in 1991 , this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League ( CPBL ) in 1997 . It is administered by the Chinatrust Financial Holding Company . The Whales never won a CPBL championship . It was announced on November 11 , 2008 that the team would disband due to financial losses of Chinatrust Group . Hsieh Chang - heng , ( traditional Chinese :  ; simplified Chinese :  ; pinyin : Yáng Jiànfú ; Wade -- Giles : Hsieh4 Chang2 Heng1 ; born January 22 , 1962 ) , a pitcher in the CPBL . He played for Uni - President Lions . He is the 1st person achieved the record of career with 100 wins . After retired , he became the manager of the Lions and then Chinatrust Whales until it went defunct in 2008 . March 18 , 2013 Brother Elephants leader announced for Hong Yun Ling Xie Zhangheng served as head coach of the Elephants . The Chinese Professional Baseball League ( Traditional Chinese :  ), or CPBL , is the top - tier professional baseball league in ___MASK38___ . The league was established in 1989 . CPBL eventually absorbed the competing ___MASK38___ Major League in 2003 . As of 2013 , the CPBL has four teams with average attendance of approximately 6 , 000 per game .