Taiwan, Province of China
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Tha'e wan, Krung-go |
"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 "". The term, "Taiwan, China" is used by Chinese media whenever Taiwan is referenced, including in Chinese language/Mandarin popular media in such as in TV shows when entertainers mentions the word "Taiwan" but the word "China" would be inserted in front of "Taiwan" in subtitles despite never saying "China", to impress upon the Chinese audience that Taiwan is part of China. (Video subtitling is standard practice in China and Taiwan due to the many dialects spoken in each country.) The term "Taiwan, Province of China" also often appears in the drop-down menu list of websites and computer software that show a list of ISO 3166-1 country names (see UN and ISO section below).
The terms are contentious and potentially ambiguous because they relate to the controversial issues of Cross-Strait relations between "Taiwan" and "China", that whether they are two countries or "two areas of one country". Since 1949, two countries with the name "China" actually 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.
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