Taiwan, China

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Taiwan, China
Territory controlled by the People's Republic of China (purple) and the Republic of China (orange). The size of minor islands has been exaggerated in this map for ease of identification.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中國臺灣
Simplified Chinese	中国台湾
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Táiwān Bopomofo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jong'gwo Tair'uan Wade–Giles Chung1-kuo2 T'ai²-wan¹ Tongyong Pinyin Jhongguó Táiwan IPA [ʈʂʊ́ŋ.kwǒ] [tʰǎɪ.wán] Wu Romanization Tson平-koh入 The平-uae平 Xiang IPA Tan33-kwɛ24/ dwɛ13 ua44 Hakka Romanization Dung24-gued2 Thòi-vàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jūng-gwok Tòiwāan Jyutping Zung1-gwok3 Toi4waan1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tiong-kok Tâi-oân Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Dṳ̆ng-guók Dài-uăng
Taiwan, Province of China
Traditional Chinese	中國臺灣省
Simplified Chinese	中国台湾省
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Táiwānshěng
Tibetan name
Tibetan	ཐའེ་ཝན, ཀྲུང་གོ་
Transcriptions Wylie Tha'e wan, Krung-go
Zhuang name
Zhuang	Daizvanh Cunggoz
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Тайвань Хятад
Mongolian script	ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠪᠠᠨᠢ ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ
Transcriptions SASM/GNC Taivan Khyatad
Uyghur name
Uyghur	تەيۋەن، جۇڭگو تەيۋەن، خىتاي‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Teywen, Junggo Teywen, Xitay Siril Yëziqi Тәйвән, Җунгго Тәйвән, Хитай
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡨᠠᡳᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠩᡬᠣ
Romanization	Taiwan Jungg'o

"Taiwan, China", "Taiwan, Province of China", and "Taipei, China" are controversial political terms that claim Taiwan and its associated territories as a province or territory of the People's Republic of China.

The term "Taiwan, China" (Chinese: 中国台湾) is used by Chinese state media and organizations and individuals. However the People's Republic of China – which is widely recognized by the international community as the legitimate representative of "China" – has never exercised jurisdiction over Taiwan and other islands controlled by the Republic of China (ROC).

Such terms are ambiguous because of the political status of Taiwan and cross-Strait relations between "Taiwan" and "China". Since 1949, two political entities with the name "China" exist:

• The People's Republic of China (PRC) known today as "China", "Mainland China" or "the Chinese mainland", historically known as "Communist China", "Maoist China", "Red China."
• The Republic of China (ROC) known today as "Taiwan" or the "Free area of the Republic of China", historically known as "China", "Nationalist China", and "Free China."

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officially sanctions the use of these terms. In contrast, the ROC government, along with supporters of Taiwan Independence, rejects them; citing that it denies the ROC's sovereignty and existence while reducing both its political and territorial status to a province of mainland China.^[1]