Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China

This article is about the PRC's claimed province which it does not control. For an administrative division of the Republic of China, see Taiwan Province. For the meaning and use of the term "Taiwan, China", see Taiwan, China.

Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China (claimed)
Chinese : 台湾省 Táiwān shěng Min Nan Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân-séng Hakka Romanization: Thòi-vàn-sén
Abbreviations: 台  (pinyin: Tái)
Origin of name	See Taiwan
Administration type	Province
Capital (and largest city)	Taipei
CPC Ctte Secretary	See Representation
Governor	See Representation
Area	35,581 km2 (13,738 sq mi) (n/a)
- Latitude	21° 54'–25° 17' N
- Longitude	119° 19'–122° 00' E
Population (2010)  - Density	23,140,000 (n/a) 668 /km2 (1,730 /sq mi) (n/a)
GDP (2009)  - per capita	CNY — US$735.997 billion[citation needed] (4) CNY — US$16,391[citation needed] (1)
HDI (n/a)	n/a (n/a) (—)
Ethnic composition	Han - 98% Gaoshan (Taiwanese aborigines) - 2%
Languages and dialects	{{{Dialects}}}
Prefectural level	2 divisions
County level	21 divisions
Township level*	— divisions
ISO 3166-2	CN-71
Official website http://www.gwytb.gov.cn
Source for population and GDP data: 《中国统计年鉴—2005》 China Statistical Yearbook 2005 ISBN 7503747382 Source for nationalities data: 《2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料》 Tabulation on nationalities of 2000 population census of China ISBN 7105054255 *As at December 31, 2004
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"Taiwan Province" (simplified Chinese: 台湾省; traditional Chinese: 臺灣省 or 台灣省; pinyin: Táiwān shěng) is, according to the law of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the correct designation for the territory that was first proclaimed to be “Taiwan Province” in 1886.

Under PRC law, Taiwan Province still includes the entire island of Taiwan and its surrounding islets, including the Penghu islands. This is in contrast with the Taiwan Province of the Republic of China, which now excludes several direct-controlled municipalities on the island of Taiwan.

All of Taiwan Province is under the control of the Republic of China, whose authorities, the PRC typically refer to as the "Taiwan authorities". Therefore, the PRC has no actual control of the territory. In practice, since no actual Taiwan Province government exists in the PRC (and there is similarly no Governor of Taiwan Province, PRC) the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the PRC takes its place.

Taiwan Province of the PRC does not include all the landmasses under ROC's administration. These islands, namely, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands and Wuciou, as well the Pratas Islands, and Itu Aba, are claimed by the PRC as part of its Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan provinces, respectively.^{[citation needed]}

The political status of Taiwan is complex. Taiwan is currently not listed as a member of the United Nations or its suborganizations. Globally, Taiwan has twenty diplomatic allies and it struggles to gain recognition. Taiwan has been controlled by the ROC since 1945. The PRC considers itself as the successor state and the sole legitimate authority of China against the ROC upon its founding in 1949, and regards Taiwan as a part of an "indivisible China".

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Although Taiwan Province is not under PRC control, thirteen delegates are elected to represent Taiwan Province to the National People's Congress.

The election of these delegates for Taiwan Province is done in accordance with the Decision (from time to time made) of the relevant Session of relevant National People's Congress of the PRC on the number of deputies to the National People's Congress and the election of the deputies. For example, in 2002 that Decision was as follows:

"For the time being, 13 deputies representing Taiwan Province shall be elected from among people of Taiwan origin in the other provinces, the autonomous regions, and the municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army."

Having regard to the relevant Decision, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopts a "Plan for the Consultative Election of Deputies of Taiwan Province to the National People's Congress". The Plan typically provides that "the deputies will be elected in Beijing through consultation from among representatives sent by Taiwan compatriots in these provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and in the Chinese People's Liberation Army."

In the case of the 2002 election, the Standing Committee noted that there were more than 36,000 Taiwan compatriots in the 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the central Party, government and army institutions. It was decided that 122 representatives would participate in the conference for election through consultation. The number of representatives was allocated on the basis of the geographic distribution of Taiwan compatriots on the mainland and the standing committees of the people's congresses of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government were responsible for making arrangements for the election of the representatives through consultation. The Standing Committee's Plan also provided that the election should be "conducted in a democratic manner".

See also

• "Taiwan, China"
• Free Area of the Republic of China
• Taiwan Affairs Office
• Political status of Taiwan
• Legal status of Taiwan
• Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China#Offer to Taiwan and other ROC-controlled areas
• Greater China

Further reading

• Bush, R. & O'Hanlon, M. (2007). A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-98677-1
• Bush, R. (2006). Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0-8157-1290-1
• Carpenter, T. (2006). America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1-4039-6841-1
• Cole, B. (2006). Taiwan's Security: History and Prospects. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-36581-3
• Copper, J. (2006). Playing with Fire: The Looming War with China over Taiwan. Praeger Security International General Interest. ISBN 0-275-98888-0
• Federation of American Scientists et al. (2006). Chinese Nuclear Forces and U.S. Nuclear War Planning
• Gill, B. (2007). Rising Star: China's New Security Diplomacy. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0-8157-3146-9
• Shirk, S. (2007). China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-530609-0
• Tsang, S. (2006). If China Attacks Taiwan: Military Strategy, Politics and Economics. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-40785-0
• Tucker, N.B. (2005). Dangerous Strait: the U.S.-Taiwan-China Crisis. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-13564-5

External links

• Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council
• Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (Chinese)