Taiwan, China

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 PinyinZhōngguó Táiwān
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhJong'gwo Tair'uan
Wade–GilesChung1-kuo2 T'ai²-wan¹
Tongyong PinyinJhongguó Táiwan
IPA[ʈʂʊ́ŋ.kwǒ] [tʰǎɪ.wán]
Wu
RomanizationTson-koh The-uae
Xiang
IPATan33-kwɛ24/ dwɛ13 ua44
Hakka
RomanizationDung24-gued2 Thòi-vàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūng-gwok Tòiwāan
JyutpingZung1-gwok3 Toi4waan1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-kok Tâi-oân
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDṳ̆ng-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 PinyinZhōngguó Táiwānshěng
Tibetan name
Tibetanཐའེ་ཝན, ཀྲུང་གོ་
Transcriptions
WylieTha'e wan, Krung-go
Zhuang name
ZhuangDaizvanh Cunggoz
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicТайвань Хятад
Mongolian scriptᠲᠠᠶᠢᠪᠠᠨᠢ ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCTaivan Khyatad
Uyghur name
Uyghurتەيۋەن، جۇڭگو
تەيۋەن، خىتاي
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiTeywen, Junggo
Teywen, Xitay
Siril YëziqiТәйвән, Җунгго
Тәйвән, Хитай
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡨᠠᡳᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠩᡬᠣ
RomanizationTaiwan 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]

  1. ^ "Taiwan protests to WHO over 'province of China' label". ABS-CBN. Agence France-Presse. May 17, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2017.