Mainland_china

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Mainland China, or Continental China, or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term usually synonymous with the area currently administered by the People\'s Republic of China (PRC).

It does not include:

• The state of Taiwan, Pescadores, Kinmen and Matsu, which are administered by the Republic of China (ROC)
• Special administrative regions (SARs), which are self-administered except in matters of national security and international representation

1. Hong Kong
2. Macau

Introduction

The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as "mainland China".

Ever since the Kuomintang\'s (KMT, Chinese Nationalist Party) lost the Chinese Civil War to the Communist Party of China in 1949, there has been a struggle between the two Chinese entities. The People\'s Republic of China\'s (PRC) have since been based on "Mainland China".Jeshurun, Chandran. [1993] (1993). China, India, Japan and the Security of Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9813016612. pg 146. It excludes the area controlled by the retreating Kuomintang, as well as the then colonies of Hong Kong and Macau.So, Alvin Y. Lin, Nan. Poston, Dudley L. Contributor Professor, So, Alvin Y. [2001] (2001). The Chinese Triangle of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 0313308691. Since the return of Hong Kong and Macau to China in 1997 and 1999 respectively, the term continues to regularly exclude these territories in respect of the policy as adopted by the PRC central government towards the SARs.LegCo. "Legislative council HK." Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.

View of the term by group

• In Taiwan, the term "Mainlander" can also refer to waishengren (Chinese: 外省人; pinyin: wàishěngrén), or the people who emigrated to Taiwan from Mainland China near the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949; and their children, who were born in Taiwan. The status of waishengren in Taiwan is a divisive political issue, with pro-Taiwan independence politicians calling into question their loyalty and devotion to Taiwan and pro-Chinese reunification politicians accusing the pro-independence politicians of playing identity politics.Apdrc.org. "Apdrc.org." Taiwan\'s Identity Politics. Retrieved on 2008-03-10. The term "Mainland" can also refer to daluren (simplified Chinese: 大陆; traditional Chinese: 大陸; pinyin: dàlù), meaning a people who live on the mainland. An example is the Mainland Affairs Council of ROC.Mac.gov.tw. "Mac.gov.tw." Taiwan\'s Mainland Affairs Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.

• Supporters of Taiwanese independence also frequently disfavour the use of the term as it implied a geographical extension or relation to the rest of China. In the mainland itself, the term (simplified Chinese: 内地; traditional Chinese: 內地; pinyin: nèidì), literally the inland. The term has gained popularity in use in place of the term "mainland", particularly after the return of the SARs.^{[citation needed]}

• In Hong Kong and Macau, the term "mainland China" and "mainlander" is frequently used for people from the the PRC. For political correctness, the term (內地) has become the most common in the region. Official government groups such as "Constitutional and Mainland Affairs" (政制及內地事務局) is an examples that use the inland term.Cmab.gov.hk. "Cmab.gov.hk." Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.

• In the People\'s Republic of China, the inland term (內地) is often separated by the external term (國外) or (外國) for things outside of the mainland region. Examples include "Administration of Foreign-funded Banks" (中華人民共和國外資銀行管理條例) or the "Measures on Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions" (外國保險機構駐華代表機構管理辦法).

Others

Other use of geography-related terms are also often used where neutrality is required.

References

See also

• Greater China
• Mainland
• Free China
• Free Area of the Republic of China

v • d • e Territorial disputes in East, South, and Southeast Asia
Type	Territory	Currently Administered by	Claimants
Land:	Aksai Chin		2
	Arunachal Pradesh		2
	East Turkestan		1 2
	Heixiazi / Bolshoy Ussuriyskiy (Eastern part)2
	Heixiazi / Bolshoy Ussuriyskiy (Western part)2
	Indo-Bangladesh enclaves3
	Kashmir3		2
	Kachin State		1 2
	Kayin State		1
	Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands3
	Mainland China2
	Mongolia2
	Pamir Mountains (Northern and central parts)2
	Pamir Mountains (Southern part)2
	Pattani		1
	Sabah		2
	Shan State		1
	Sixty-Four Villages East of the Heilongjiang River2
	Tannu Uriankhai (now Tuva Republic of Russia)2
	Tibet		1 2
	Trans-Karakoram Tract		2
	Wa State		1
Islands and Waters:	Kinmen
	Liancourt Rocks		2
	Macclesfield Bank
	Matsu
	Paracel Islands
	Pedra Branca
	Pratas Islands
	Scarborough Shoal
	Senkaku Islands
	Sir Creek3
	Socotra Rock		2 2
	Southern Kuril Islands
	Spratly Islands3
	Taiwan and Pescadores2
Notes:	1Government in exile/exiled group. 2Inactive dispute. 3Divided among multiple claimants.

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