The Chinese term 內地, meaning the inland but still translated mainland in English, is commonly applied by SAR governments to represent non-SAR areas of PRC, including Hainan and coastal regions of mainland China, such as " Constitutional and Mainland Affairs " ( 政制及內地事務局 ) and Immigration Departments.

It is clear that the PRC still maintains that " there is only one China in the world " and " Taiwan is an inalienable part of China ", however instead of " the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China ", the PRC now emphasizes that " both Taiwan and the mainland belong to one and the same China ".

However, this term is also objectionable to some because it still implies that there is an issue, which they feel is created only by the PRC.

Taiwanization's influence on the government of the ROC has caused instability: after the Communist Party of China expelled the ROC in the Chinese Civil War from most of Chinese territory in 1949 and founded the PRC, the ROC's Chinese Nationalist government, which still held Taiwan, continued to claim legitimacy as the government of all of China.

The ROC's constitution still raises claims of sovereignty over Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau – territories that today constitute the PRC – but, according to some interpretations, also over Mongolia, Tuva ( Russia ), and other, minor areas which today are part of Afghanistan, Myanmar, India and Japan.

The ROC disputes this position, maintaining that it still legitimately exists and that the PRC has not succeeded it to sovereignty.

Peng flew to Beijing from Xi ' an ( where he was still administering northwest China and directing the incorporation of Xinjiang into the PRC ), and arrived on October 4.

* The People's Republic of China ( PRC ) was proclaimed in 1949 claiming to be the successor state of the Republic of China ( ROC ), despite the ROC still existing ( as state based primarily on the island of Taiwan and other islands ).

The PRC had been observing the Hong Kong pact and using " Zhonghua Taipei " in stipulated areas ever since, but on other occasions, the version of " Zhongguo Taipei " was still in use following past practice, especially in official media references.

In order to occupy the territory of Cambodia, Vietnam decided to move main forces from the north to the south but still harry the border of PRC at the command of Soviets.

Within the top leadership of the PRC, there still a general consensus that Chinese economic reform should continue.

In the UN Charter, the ROC, like the USSR, is still listed, but it does not mean that the legality of the Resolution 2758 is under question, because the PRC, like Russia, was deemed a successor state, and thus an original member.

During the Lushan Conference ( July 1959 ), because Mao was no longer the president of the PRC Liu Shaoqi having taken his place ( although he was still chairman of the CCP for some time ), and as he didn't want to lose credibility in front of the CCP, he used Chen Boda to criticise Peng Dehuai.

Without the permit they are denied from entering mainland China ; however, those politicians are still PRC citizens under the Chinese nationality law ; acquisition of PRC citizenship of ethnic Chinese residents in Hong Kong is involuntary, although they may elect to forfeit their Chinese citizenship if they hold a foreign nationality, except the British National ( Overseas ) status and the British citizenship obtained in the British Nationality Selection Scheme.

A few months after Thatcher's visit to Beijing, the PRC government had still yet to open negotiations with the British government regarding the sovereignty of Hong Kong.

Later still when the PRC was founded the former LCR argued for Democrazia Proletaria to dissolve into the larger formation.

Taiwanese intelligence also noted that while the PRC has moved amphibious training away from the coast opposite Taiwan, these drills are still carried out elsewhere.

These people are still regarded as Chinese nationals by the PRC authority and will not be entitled to British consular protection under any territory of Chinese sovereignty including the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions.

Because of the strength of the Communist Party of China and the importance of the Marxist interpretation of history in legitimizing its rule, it was for many years difficult for historians within the PRC to actively argue in favor of non-Marxist and anti-Marxist interpretations of history.

However, the ROC does not actively pursue these claims in practice ; the remaining claims that the ROC are actively seeking are the Diaoyu Islands, whose sovereignty is also asserted by Japan and the PRC ; and the Spratly Islands in South China Sea, with multiple claimants.

This position started to be largely adjusted in the early 1990s as democracy was introduced and new Taiwanese leaders were elected, changing to one that does not actively challenge the legitimacy of PRC rule over mainland China.

Until the 1990s, the government actively stated that the ROC is the only legitimate " One China " while the PRC is illegitimate.

He does not, however, actively seek reunification, and prefers to maintain an ambiguous status quo in order to improve relations with the PRC.

The ROC claims the Japanese-administered Diaoyu Islands ( which the Japanese call " Senkaku-shoto "), as does the PRC.

Today, it is one of five religions recognized in the PRC, and although it does not travel readily from its Asian roots, claims adherents in a number of societies.

In the People's Republic of China ( PRC ), the official policy is that Taiwan and Tibet are integral parts of China, and claims that these regions always have been.

" The PRC rejects arguments involving the lack of a specific treaty ( San Francisco Peace Treaty ) transferring Taiwan's sovereignty to China by noting that neither PRC nor ROC was a signatory to any such treaty, making the treaties irrelevant with regard to Chinese claims.

( Note: the PRC also claims Quemoy, Wuchiu and Matsu as part of its Fujian Province, and the South China Sea Islands part of its Guangdong and Hainan provinces.

" Multiple attempts by the Republic of China to rejoin the UN, no longer to represent all of China but just the people of the territories it governs, have not made it past committee, largely due to diplomatic maneuvering by the PRC, which claims Resolution 2758 has settled the matter.

The People's Republic of China ( PRC ) regards itself as the " successor state " of the Republic of China ( ROC ), which the PRC claims no longer legitimately exists, following establishment of the PRC in mainland China.

The PRC asserts itself to be the sole legitimate government of China, and claims Taiwan as its 23th province, even though the PRC itself has never had control of Taiwan or other ROC-held territories.

The PRC government claims territories of the province extend to the southern Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands, and other disputed marine territory.

* Spratly Islands – Nansha Islands – " The South-sands " are subject to claims by Vietnam, the PRC, ROC, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Brunei.

View of East China Sea from Yehliu | Yeliou, Taiwan Under the United Nations ' Law of the Sea, the PRC claims the disputed ocean territory as its own Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ ) due to its being part of PRC's natural extension of its continental shelf, while Japan claims the disputed ocean territory as its own EEZ because it is within 200 nautical miles ( 370 km ) from Japan's coast, and proposed a median line as the boundary between the EEZ of China and Japan.

Japan has objected to PRC development of natural gas resources in the East China Sea near an area where the two countries Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ ) claims overlap.

While neither country claims the rock as territory, the PRC has objected to Korean activities there as a breach of its EEZ rights.

The PRC strongly asserted its claims to the islands, but in the late 1990s, under the new security concept, the PRC put its claims less strongly.

Though the United States refused to aide Chiang Kai-shek in his hope to " recover the mainland ," it continued supporting the Republic of China with military supplies and expertise to prevent Taiwan from falling into PRC hands.

Taiwan broke off relations with Chad on August 5, 2006 ( hours before a scheduled official visit by Premier Su Tseng-chang ) and Chad formally recognized the PRC on August 6.

In 2008 the PRC stated it was willing to negotiate with any party in Taiwan that " accepts the so-called 1992 consensus ".

On 10 December 2005, the New Zealand Herald quoted Tavola as saying that Fiji would have to find a way to resolve a stand-off between the PRC and Taiwan, over membership of the Suva-based Council of South Pacific Tourism Organisation ; China was resisting Taiwanese attempts to join the organization on an equal basis.

" The PRC claim to sovereignty over Taiwan is generally based on the successor state theory, with the PRC claiming that it is the successor state to the Republic of China.

The PRC has an extensive missile build-up near Taiwan and passed an Anti-Secession Law in 2005 threatening to use force.

The PRC broke off relations with Liberia on October 10, 1989 in response to Liberia's recognition of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ).

It is the official spoken language of the People's Republic of China ( PRC ), the official language of the Republic of China ( R. O. C ./ Taiwan ), and one of the four official languages of the Republic of Singapore.

It also functions as the language of instruction in the PRC and in Taiwan.

St. Lucia had official diplomatic relations with the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) for about 13 years, but switched recognition to the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) in 1997.

A severe diplomatic row broke out between the PRC and Singapore when Lee Hsien Loong visited Taiwan a month before being sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Singapore on 12 August 2004.

On 22 March 2005, however, the Singaporean defence ministry had to quickly correct an erroneous report in the Liberty Times on a joint military exercise between Singapore and Taiwan, This report caused the PRC government to demand an explanation.

Taiwan, as an independent economy, became a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) as Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu ( often shortened to " Chinese Taipei "- both names resulting from PRC interference on the WTO ) in January 2002.

In addition to the WTO, Taiwan is a member of the Asian Development Bank as " Taipei, China " ( a name resulting from PRC influence on the bank ) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) forum as " Chinese Taipei " ( for the same reason as above ).

The recent resolutions have all emphasized that Resolution 2758, replacing the ROC with the PRC in 1971, only addressed the question of who should have China's seat in the UN rather than whether an additional seat for the Taiwan Area can be created to represent the 23 million people on Taiwan and the ROC's other islands.

and the Holy See officially recognize the Republic of China, as the PRC makes breaking ties with the ROC and recognizing the PRC as the sole legitimate government of China ( including Taiwan ) the prerequisite to establishing diplomatic relations with the PRC.

Taiwanese independence is a political movement whose goals are primarily to formally establish the Republic of Taiwan by renaming or replacing the Republic of China ( ROC ) ( commonly known as Taiwan ), strengthen Taiwanese national identity, reject unification and One country, two systems with the People's Republic of China ( PRC ) ( commonly known as China and mainland China ) and a Chinese identity, and obtain international recognition as a sovereign state.

Due to the PRC's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and repeated military threats made by the PRC, a formal declaration of independence could lead to a military confrontation between the Republic of China Armed Forces and the People's Liberation Army of the PRC, escalating and involving other countries, such as the United States and Japan.