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==Terminology== |
==Terminology== |
Revision as of 01:12, 12 July 2006
- For the province of the claimed Republic of China (ROC), see Taiwan Province (Republic of China).
Taiwan Province (simplified Chinese: 台湾省; traditional Chinese: 臺灣省 or 台灣省; pinyin: Táiwān shěng) is a claimed 23rd province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), covering the entirety of the island of Taiwan and its surrounding islets, including the Pescadores. This territory is currently administered by the Republic of China (ROC). The People's Republic of China holds the view that it succeeded the ROC as the sole legitimate authority in China upon its founding in 1949, and that the ROC currently on Taiwan does not legitimately exist. (see political status of Taiwan)
Divisions
Currently, Taiwan Province, as administered by the Republic of China, includes the main island of Taiwan and the Pescadores, but excludes the direct-controlled municipalities of Taipei and Kaohsiung. These borders differ slightly in the PRC designation of Taiwan Province.
The official borders and divisions of Taiwan Province recognized by the People's Republic of China government are those that existed in 1949. The PRC regards any changes made post-1949 by the Kuomintang to be illegtimate. Thus, the elevation of Taipei and Kaohsiung to be provincial-level cities have not been recognized by the PRC, and both cities appear as cities of Taiwan Province in publications issued by the PRC. The PRC divides Taiwan Province into 16 counties and 7 provincial cities:
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Note: The Tiaoyutai Islands, which is currently disputed with and held by Japan, is officially part of the Toucheng Township of the Ilan County.
Terminology
The term "Taiwan Province" is used by the People's Republic of China to refer to Taiwan. The PRC state press commonly uses the term "China's Taiwan province" to refer to Taiwan and "the Taiwan authority" to refer to the ROC government. The United Nations uses the term "Taiwan, Province of China" to refer to the ROC and its jurisdiction. [citation needed] Because ISO English country names and code elements also refer to Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China," so do certain web-based postal address programs.
Though the ROC government is often referred to by the PRC as "provincial", it also administers some areas that both the PRC and ROC do not consider to be part of the Province of Taiwan. This includes Kinmen and Lienchiang counties, administered as part of Fujian province by the ROC, and also officially regarded as part of Fujian by the PRC due to its historical status as being part of Fujian. Thus, these two counties are excluded from ISO 3166-2:TW ("Taiwan, Province of China"). The ROC also controls the Pratas and Taiping in the disputed South China Sea Islands. The ROC administers these territories as part of Kaohsiung municipality. The PRC regards them as part of Hainan province, not Taiwan province, and they are likewise excluded from ISO 3166-2.
The PRC regards the Republic of China as a defunct (and therefore illegitimate) government replaced by the PRC when the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 and hence the PRC is of the opinion that the sovereignty of Taiwan Province belongs to the PRC. The PRC does not recognize the ROC's elevation of Taipei and Kaohsiung into central municipalities. Taiwan Province is officially represented by the PRC using the borders as they were when the PRC was established in 1949, much in the same way the ROC drew maps depicting mainland borders the way they were in 1949 before the communist takeover.
Some delegates to the National People's Congress are officially representing the Taiwan Province. These delegates are said to have ancestry from Taiwan, although they have little connections with it.[citation needed]