Taiwan Province (simplified Chinese: 台湾省; traditional Chinese: 臺灣省 or 台灣省; pinyin: Táiwān shěng) is a province of the Republic of China (ROC) claimed as a province by the People's Republic of China (PRC). The area includes the island of Taiwan and its surrounding islets, including the Penghu islands.
The political status of Taiwan is complex and the area has in fact never been controlled by the PRC. Taiwan has been controlled by the Republic of C...
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Taiwan Province (simplified Chinese: 台湾省; traditional Chinese: 臺灣省 or 台灣省; pinyin: Táiwān shěng) is a province of the Republic of China (ROC) claimed as a province by the People's Republic of China (PRC). The area includes the island of Taiwan and its surrounding islets, including the Penghu islands.
The political status of Taiwan is complex and the area has in fact never been controlled by the PRC. Taiwan has been controlled by the Republic of China (ROC, commonly called "Taiwan") since 1945. The PRC claims that it succeeded the ROC as the sole legitimate authority in all of China upon its founding in 1949, and that therefore Taiwan is part of the PRC.
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 and Kaohsiung to provincial-level cities has not been recognized by the PRC, and both...
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