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ControversialtermforTaiwanaspartofChina"Taiwan,China","Taiwan,ProvinceofChina","TaiwanProvince,China"or"ChineseTaiwan"areasetofpoliticallycontroversialtermsthatcharacterizeTaiwananditsassociatedterritoriesasaprovinceorterritoryof"China".Theterm"Taiwan,China"(中国台湾)isusedbymainlandChinesemediaeventhoughthePeoplesRepublicofChina(PRC)–whichiswidelyrecognizedbytheinternationalcommunityasthelegitimaterepresentativeof"China"–doesnotexercisejurisdictionoverareascontrolledbytheRepublicofChina(ROC...
Controversial term for Taiwan as part of China
"Taiwan, China", "Taiwan, Province of China", "Taiwan Province, China" or "Chinese Taiwan" are a set of politically controversial terms that characterize Taiwan and its associated territories as a province or territory of "China".
The term "Taiwan, China" (中国台湾) is used by mainland Chinese media even though the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) – which is widely recognized by the international community as the legitimate representative of "China" – does not exercise jurisdiction over areas controlled by the Republic of China (ROC).
The terms are contentious and potentially ambiguous because they relate to the controversial issues of the political status of Taiwan and cross-Strait relations between "Taiwan" and "China". Since 1949, two "Chinas" actually exist, namely the Republic of China (ROC, now usually known as "Taiwan") and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC, commonly known as "China").
The use of this ...