Mainland China, also known as the Chinese mainland, is the
geopolitical and geographical area under the direct jurisdiction of
the People's Republic of China (PRC). It includes Hainan, which is an
island province in the South China Sea, and excludes the special
administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, even though both are
mostly on the geographic continental landmass ("mainland").There are
two terms in Chinese that are translated to "mainland":In the People's
Republic of China, the usage of the two terms is strictly speaking not
interchangeable. To emphasize the One-China policy and not give the
dissident Republic of China (ROC) "equal footing" in Cross-Strait
relations, the term must be used in PRC's official contexts with
reference to Taiwan (with the PRC referring to itself as the "
mainland side" dealing with the "Taiwan side"). But in PRC's relations
with Hong Kong and Macau, the PRC government refers to itself as "the
Central People's Government".In Taiwan, "mainland area" is the
complementary term to "free area of the Republic of China" used in the
ROC Constitution.
geopolitical and geographical area under the direct jurisdiction of
the People's Republic of China (PRC). It includes Hainan, which is an
island province in the South China Sea, and excludes the special
administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, even though both are
mostly on the geographic continental landmass ("mainland").There are
two terms in Chinese that are translated to "mainland":In the People's
Republic of China, the usage of the two terms is strictly speaking not
interchangeable. To emphasize the One-China policy and not give the
dissident Republic of China (ROC) "equal footing" in Cross-Strait
relations, the term must be used in PRC's official contexts with
reference to Taiwan (with the PRC referring to itself as the "
mainland side" dealing with the "Taiwan side"). But in PRC's relations
with Hong Kong and Macau, the PRC government refers to itself as "the
Central People's Government".In Taiwan, "mainland area" is the
complementary term to "free area of the Republic of China" used in the
ROC Constitution.
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