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Two Chinas
Territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC) (purple) and the Republic of China (ROC) (orange). The size of minor islands controlled by the PRC, the ROC, and other countries (gray) has been exaggerated in this map for ease of identification.
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兩個中國
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两个中国
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liǎng gè Zhōngguó (in PRC) liǎng ge Zhōngguó (in ROC)
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ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄜ` ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ´ (in PRC) ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄜ˙ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ´ (in ROC)
Wade–Giles
liang3 ko4 chung1-kuo2 (in PRC) liang3 ko chung1-kuo2 (in ROC)
Yale Romanization
lyǎng gè Jūnggwó (in PRC) lyǎng ge Jūnggwó (in ROC)
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The term "Two Chinas" refers to the geopolitical situation where two political entities exist under the name "China".[1][2]
Official name(s)
Soviet Zone (1927–1931)Chinese Soviet Republic (1931–1937) Anti-Japanese Base Areas (1937–1946) Liberated Zone (1946–1949) People's Republic of China(1949–present)
Republic of China(1912–present)
Common name
China
Taiwan(present)China (historical)
Date of establishment
1 August 19277 November 19311 October 1949
1 January 1912
Effective jurisdiction
Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and Jiangsu Soviet Zones (1927–1934)Shaanxi and Manchuria (1935–present)Mainland China (1949–present)Tibet and Chamdo (1951–present)Hong Kong (1997–present)Macau (1999–present)
Mainland China (1912–1949)Tibet and Chamdo (1912–1951)Outer Mongolia (1919–1921)Taiwan and Pescadores (1945–present) Kinmen and Matsu Islands (1912–present)[3]
^Gayner, Jeffrey B (2 July 1977). "U.S. Diplomacy and the Two Chinas". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
^Swift, John (2003). "The Two Chinas". The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War. pp. 44–45. doi:10.1057/9780230001183_20. ISBN 978-0-333-99404-7. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^"At the Edge of State Control: The Creation of the "Matsu Islands"". Taiwan Insight. University of Nottingham Taiwan Studies Programme. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2023-05-21. Taiwan was a colony of Japan, whereas Matsu was part of Fujian
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