Taiwan Area

Taiwan Area
Taiwan Area of the Republic of China
臺灣地區
中華民國臺灣地區
Location of Taiwan Area
Largest cities
Languages
Ethnic groups
Demonym(s)
Area
• Total
36,193 km2 (13,974 sq mi)
Population
• 2018 census
23,681,968
• Density
650/km2 (1,683.5/sq mi)
CurrencyNew Taiwan Dollar (TWD, NTD)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (National Standard Time)
Date formatyyyy年mm月dd日
Drives onright
Calling code+886
Internet TLD.tw, .台灣, .台湾
Taiwan Area
Traditional Chinese臺灣地區
Simplified Chinese台湾地区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiwān Dìqū
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhTair'uan Dihchiu
Wade–GilesT'ai²-wan¹ Ti⁴-chü¹
Tongyong PinyinTáiwan Zìhyóu Dìcyu
MPS2Táiwān Dìchiū
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThòi-vàn Thi-khî
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-oân Tē-khu
Tâi-lôTâi-uân Tē-khu
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDài-uăng Dê-kṳ̆
Free area of the
Republic of China
Traditional Chinese中華民國自由地區
Simplified Chinese中华民国自由地区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Mínguó Zìyóu Dìqū
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhJonghwa Min'gwo Tzyh'you Dihchiu
Wade–GilesChung¹-hua² Min²-kuo² Tzŭ⁴-yu² Ti⁴-chü¹
Tongyong PinyinJhonghuá Mínguó Zìhyóu Dìcyu
MPS2Jūnghuá Mínguó Tz̀yóu Dìchiū
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChûng-fà Mìn-koet Chhṳ-yù Thi-khî
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-hôa Bîn-kok Chū-iû Tē-khu
Tâi-lôTiong-hûa Bîn-kok Tsū-iû Tē-khu
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDṳ̆ng-huà Mìng-guók Cê̤ṳ-iù Dê-kṳ̆
Tai-Peng-Kin-Ma
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTái Péng Jīn Mǎ
Bopomofoㄊㄞ´ ㄆㄥ´ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄚˇ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhTair Perng Jin Maa
Wade–GilesT'ai² P'êng² Chin¹ Ma³
Tongyong PinyinTái Péng Jin Mǎ
MPS2Tái Péng Jin Mǎ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThòi-Phàng-Kîm-Mâ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-Phêⁿ-Kim-Má
Tâi-lôTâi-Phênn-Kim-Má
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDài-Pàng-Gĭng-Mā

The Taiwan Area, fully the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", also the free area of the Republic of China,[I] the "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fuchien)" , is a term used to refer to the actual-controlled territories of the Republic of China, usually called "Taiwan". It has been in official use since the Additional articles of the Republic of China constitution took effect to end temporary anti-communist provisions on 1 May 1991. The term is also used in the 1992 Cross-Strait Act.[1][2]

The area currently under the definition consists of the island groups of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and some minor islands. The collective term "Tai-Peng-Kin-Ma" is literally equivalent except that it only refers to the geographical areas of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Area, to the exclusion of Wuqiu, Dongsha Island, and Taiping Island.[3]

The term is complementary to "Mainland Area",[4] which is practically viewed as being synonymous to Mainland China under the control of the People's Republic of China,[5] despite the fact that the Republic of China constitution never defined specific territorial boundaries.[6][7] Although acknowledging the reality of the Taiwan Strait, technically the Republic of China still claims to be the sole representative of China with its constitution.


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  1. ^ "Laws and Regulations Regarding Mainland Affairs". mac.gov.tw. Mainland Affairs Council, Executive Yuan. 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021. Article 2: The following terms as used in this Act are defined below.1. "Taiwan Area" refers to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and any other area under the effective control of the Government.2. "Mainland Area" refers to the territory of the Republic of China outside the Taiwan Area.3. "People of the Taiwan Area" refers to the people who have household registrations in the Taiwan Area.4. "People of the Mainland Area" refers to the people who have household registrations in the Mainland Area
  2. ^ "The Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China Archived 12 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine." Republic of China. Retrieved on 7 April 2009.
  3. ^ Corcuff, Stéphane; Edmondson, Robert (2002). Memories of the Future: National Identity Issues and the Search for a New Taiwan. M.E. Sharpe. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7656-0792-8. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ^ Chen Wei-han (8 June 2016). "NPP to push constitutional reforms". Taipei Times. Taipei. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017. An amendment made to the Constitution in 1991 "to meet the requisites prior to national unification" recognizes the "Chinese mainland area" as opposed to the "free area," and both areas make up the Republic of China.
  5. ^ Sara L. Friedman (2015). Exceptional States: Chinese Immigrants and Taiwanese Sovereignty. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0520961562. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2020. The Act's use of the spatial language of "area" was a direct reference to the postwar ROC Constitution, which had created two classes of Chinese based on politically differentiated, territorial criteria: those of the "free area," which included Taiwan and the scattered smaller islands under post-1949 ROC control, and those of the 'mainland area', who presumably were not free because they lived under Communist rule.
  6. ^ "中華民國憲法§4-全國法規資料庫". law.moj.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ 廖顯謨 (2017). "疆域與國家認同:我國憲法第四條「固有疆域」之探究" (PDF). 高苑學報. 22: 156–162. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023. 在台灣,國人對我國疆域範圍的認知,可謂真的是「各自表述」…