Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China () is a term and political designation used by the
People's Republic of China (PRC) for its claim of the
Taiwan Area as its
province. The area includes the island of Taiwan and its surrounding islets, as well as the
Penghu islands under administration of the
Republic of China (ROC). Therefore, the PRC has no actual control of the territory and the term is a purely hypothetical province which does not exist in reality but only under official PRC government admininstrative structure. It is often referred to as "
Taiwan, China" by PRC media for short but also as a means to portray Taiwan as being under its
sovereignty.
The
political status of Taiwan is complex and the area has never been controlled by the PRC. Taiwan has been controlled by the
Republic of China since 1945. The People's Republic of China considers itself as the
successor state and the sole
legitimate authority of China against the ROC upon its founding in 1949, and regards Taiwan as a part of
China.
Divisions
The claimed official borders and divisions of the Taiwan Province of People's Republic of China mirror those of the ROC Taiwan Province before 1949. The PRC has not acknowledged any changes made post-1949 by the ROC. Thus, the elevation of
Taipei ,
Kaohsiung ,
New Taipei ,
Taichung , and
Tainan to direct-controlled cities has not been recognized by the PRC, and all these cities appear as part of Taiwan Province in publications issued by the PRC...
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