Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China
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Taiwan Province is a nominal administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The PRC constitution defines Taiwan as part of its territories[2] despite the fact that the PRC has never controlled any part of Taiwan since the PRC's establishment in 1949.[3] Taiwan is currently administered by the Republic of China (ROC).
Taiwan
台湾 | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 台湾省 (Táiwān Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | TW / 台 (pinyin: Tái; Hokkien: Tâi; Hakka: Thòi) |
| • Hokkien POJ | Tâi-oân-séng |
| • Hakka PFS | Thòi-vàn-sén or Thòi-vân-sén |
.svg) Map showing the location of Taiwan Province | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′N 121°00′E | |
| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Established from Fujian | 1887 |
| Cession to Japan | 17 April 1895 |
| Placed under the control of the ROC | 25 October 1945 |
| Claimed as part of PRC | 1 October 1949 |
| Capital | Taipei |
| Largest city | New Taipei |
| Divisions | See boundary change |
| Government | |
| • CCP Secretary | See representation |
| • Governor | See representation |
| • National People's Congress Representation | 13 deputies |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35,581 km2 (13,738 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 28th |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition | 98% Han Chinese 2% Gaoshan people |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-TW |
| GDP (2022 estimate)[1] | CN¥5.12 trillion |
| • Per capita | CN¥219,560 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.916 very high |
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| Simplified Chinese | 台湾省 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The political status of Taiwan is complex. Following the Chinese Civil War, the PRC considers itself the successor state of the pre-1949 ROC and the sole legitimate government of "China" since its founding on 1 October 1949, and claims Taiwan and the Penghu Islands as part of its territory under the One China principle. However, the PRC has never administered Taiwan: the Taiwan Area, including all of the contemporary Taiwan Province, is currently administered by the government of the Republic of China (ROC), which disputes the PRC's claims.
The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949 near the end of the Chinese Civil War. While by 1950 it had obtained control over most of the territories previously administered by the Republic of China (ROC), it never gained control of an area made up of Taiwan. Instead, Taiwan has been administered by the ROC (which is now commonly known as "Taiwan") since the end of World War II in 1945, continuing through the Chinese Civil War and past the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
While the PRC claims Taiwan as part of its territory, it recognises Taiwan is outside its actual territory of control and does not maintain a government in exile for Taiwan Province. However, its CCP National Congress reserves a position for legislators that represent Taiwan, most of whom are of Taiwanese descent but were born in and are residents of mainland China, except for one representative (Lu Li'an) who was born and grew up in Taiwan. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China is the part of the PRC government that has responsibility over Taiwan-related matters, but it is neither tasked with, nor presented as, a shadow administration for Taiwan. Instead, the ROC government, which actually controls Taiwan Province, is referred to by the PRC as the "Taiwan authorities".[4]
In 1979, the PRC proposed that under a hypothetical unification Taiwan would become a Special Administrative Region rather than a province.[5]