Taiwan, China
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣 | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 台湾 | ||
| Literal meaning | Táiwān | ||
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| Taiwan | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾 | ||
| Literal meaning | Táiwān | ||
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"Taiwan, China" (or "Taiwan, Province of China") is a set of politically controversial and potentially ambiguous terms that characterize Taiwan and its associated territories as a province or territory of "". In particular, the term "Taiwan, Province of China" often appears in the drop-down menu list of many websites and computer software that show a list of ISO 3166-1 country names (see UN and ISO section below). However, the term is problematic and potentially ambiguous because since 1949, two sovereign states with the name "China" exist, namely the Republic of China (ROC, founded 1912 and now commonly known as "Taiwan") and the People's Republic of China (PRC, founded 1949 and now commonly known as "China"). However, only one "China" actually rules Taiwan, namely Republic of China, and has an administrative division called "Taiwan Province" but refers to it as "Taiwan Province, Republic of China"; whereas, the other "China", namely the People's Republic of China, which is the one internationally recognized as "China" (not the ROC), claims but does not control Taiwan as part of its territory.
Because "Taiwan" and "China" are known internationally to be separate political entities, the juxtaposition of "Taiwan" and "China" in this order into one single term "Taiwan, China" implicitly places the ROC/"Taiwan" under the sovereignty of PRC/"China", in the same sense as "California, U.S.". The use of this term is usually politically promulgated by the Communist Chinese government as a way to claim and imply that the ROC/"Taiwan" is under its sovereignty, since the PRC claims to be the legitimate government of "all China", which, according to its own definition, includes Taiwan also, despite its lack of control. The ROC government disputes the PRC position and it, along with many Taiwanese people, considers this term incorrect and offensive, and its use a purposeful false identification and lie which denies the ROC's sovereignty, and objects to its use. The term is particularly offensive to those Taiwanese who believe in Taiwan Independence and want to disassociate Taiwan with "China" and a Chinese identity, (i.e., desinicize), and consider it a lie and an oxymoron. However, some Taiwanese citizens do not necessarily oppose this term, particularly those who view themselves as "Chinese" and support eventual Chinese reunification.
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