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{{Short description|Term for Taiwan as part of China}}
{{About|the term "Taiwan, China"|the Republic of China|Taiwan|the province administered by the Republic of China|Taiwan Province|the province claimed by the People's Republic of China|Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China||Taiwan (disambiguation)}}
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"'''Taiwan, China'''"<!-- Please do not add official regional/minority languages here; use the langbox template directly above, included specifically for that purpose. -->,  "'''Taiwan, Province of China'''", and  "'''Taipei, China'''" are controversial political terms that claim [[Taiwan Area|Taiwan and its associated territories]] as a province or territory of the [[China|People's Republic of China]].

The term "Taiwan, China" ({{zh|s=中国台湾}}) is used by [[Chinese state media]] and organizations and individuals. However the People's Republic of China – which is widely [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758|recognized]] by the international community as the legitimate representative of "China" – has never exercised jurisdiction over Taiwan and other islands controlled by the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] (ROC).

Such terms are ambiguous because of the [[political status of Taiwan]] and [[cross-Strait relations]] between "Taiwan" and "China". Since 1949, [[two Chinas|two political entities with the name "China"]] exist, each [[Chinese legitimacy issue|claiming to be the sole legitimate government]] of their combined territory:

* The People's Republic of China (PRC) known today as "China", "[[Mainland China]]" or "the Chinese mainland", historically known in [[Western Bloc]] countries as "Communist China", "Maoist China", "Red China."
* The Republic of China (ROC) known today as "[[Taiwan]]" or the "[[Free area of the Republic of China]]", historically known in the Western Bloc as "China" (before the widespread recognition of the PRC in the 1970s), "Nationalist China", and "Free China."

The [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) officially mandates the use of terms like "Taiwan, China". In contrast, the [[Government of the Republic of China|ROC government]], along with supporters of [[Taiwan independence movement|Taiwan Independence]], rejects them; citing that it denies the ROC's [[sovereignty]] and existence while reducing both its political and territorial status to a [[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|province of mainland China]].<ref name="ROC May16">{{cite news |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/world/05/17/11/taiwan-protests-who-over-province-china-label |title=Taiwan protests to WHO over 'province of China' label |work=ABS-CBN |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=January 15, 2017}}</ref>{{fv|date=February 2025}}

== Claims of two "China" ==
{{Further|Chinese Civil War}}

The dispute and ambiguity over the meaning of "China" and which "China" stemmed from the division of [[Republic of China (1912-1949)|Republic of China]] into [[two Chinas]] at the "end" of the [[Chinese Civil War]] in 1955.{{efn|There is some debate whether the war has ended since the two Chinas are still fighting for international recognition and assurance of sovereignty. See [[Chinese Civil War]] for details.}} (Fighting between the two merely eased off after 1949 and no signing of a [[peace treaty]] or [[armistice]] ever occurred; the PRC still threatens attack on ROC/Taiwan when it deems necessary.) The term "China" historically meant the various regimes and imperial dynasties which controlled territories in mainland Asia prior to 1911, when the imperial system was overthrown and the Republic of China (ROC) was established as an Asian [[republic]]. In 1927, the Chinese Civil War started between the [[Kuomintang]] (KMT, founding party of the ROC) and the CCP. The CCP eventually won control of most of ROC's original territory ([[mainland China]]) in 1949, when they proclaimed the "People's Republic of China" (PRC) on that territory.

Since then, two Chinas have existed, although the PRC was not internationally recognized then. The Republic of China government retrieved [[Geography of Taiwan|Taiwan]] in 1945 back from [[Empire of Japan|Japan]], then fled in 1949 to Taiwan with the aim to retake mainland China. Both the ROC and the PRC still officially (constitutionally){{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} claim mainland China and the [[Free area of the Republic of China|Taiwan Area]] as part of their respective territories{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}. In reality, the PRC rules only mainland China and has no control of but claims Taiwan as part of its territory under its "[[One-China Policy|One China Principle]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=What is the 'One China' policy? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38285354 |website=BBC News |access-date=13 October 2021 |date=6 October 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109041259/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38285354 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ROC, which rules only the [[Taiwan Area]] (composed of Taiwan and [[List of islands of the Republic of China|its nearby minor islands]]), became known as "Taiwan" after its largest island, (an instance of ''[[pars pro toto]]''){{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}. [[Constitution of the Republic of China|Constitutional]] reform in 1991 amended electoral laws to focus on the territory controlled by the Republic of China, increasingly referred to as "the Republic of China on Taiwan" or simply "Taiwan" .<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.taiwan-panorama.com.tw/me/Articles/Details?Guid=1be46230-7ad9-47c7-ab74-fb461ee58d9a&langId=3&CatId=10 | title = A Pivotal President-- Lee Teng-hui's 12 Years | publisher = Taiwan Panorama (Sino) | date = 2000-06-05 | access-date = October 7, 2021 | archive-date = April 13, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230413152438/https://www.taiwan-panorama.com.tw/me/Articles/Details?Guid=1be46230-7ad9-47c7-ab74-fb461ee58d9a&langId=3&CatId=10 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogasawara |first1=Yoshiyuki |title=Constitutional Reform and Democratization in Taiwan |url=http://www.tufs.ac.jp/ts/personal/ogasawara/paper/epaper2.html |website=Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |access-date=7 October 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007064049/http://www.tufs.ac.jp/ts/personal/ogasawara/paper/epaper2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

After the 2008 election of [[Ma Ying-jeou]], he again asserted that mainland China is part of Republic of China territory according to its constitution, and, in 2013, he stated that [[Cross-strait relations|relations between PRC and ROC]] are not between countries but "regions of the same country".<ref>{{cite news |title = Taiwan and China in 'special relations': Ma |publisher = China Post |date = 2008-09-04 |url = http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan%20relations/2008/09/04/173082/Taiwan-and.htm |access-date = January 26, 2014 |archive-date = September 10, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080910000732/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan%20relations/2008/09/04/173082/Taiwan-and.htm |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.chinasmack.com/2013/stories/taiwan-president-mainland-china-is-still-our-territory.html |title = Taiwan President: Mainland China is Still Our Territory |publisher = ChinaSmack |date = 2013-10-29 |access-date = January 26, 2014 |archive-date = February 13, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140213015216/http://www.chinasmack.com/2013/stories/taiwan-president-mainland-china-is-still-our-territory.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

In 1971, the People's Republic of China won the [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758|United Nations seat as "China"]] and the ROC withdrew from the UN.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} Since then the term "Taiwan, China" is a designation officially used in international organizations including the United Nations and its associated organs to refer to the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}  (The term "[[Chinese Taipei]]" was similarly created for the same purpose.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}) However, the [[political status of Taiwan]] is a complex and controversial issue and currently unresolved,{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} in large part due to the United States and the [[Allies of World War II]] handling of the [[surrender of Japan|surrender of Taiwan from Japan]] in 1945 {{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} (which was to be a [[General Order No. 1|temporary administration]] by the ROC troops{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}), and the [[Treaty of Peace with Japan]] ("Treaty of San Francisco") in 1951,{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} for which neither the ROC nor the PRC was invited,{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} and left Taiwan's sovereignty legally undefined in [[international law]] and [[political status of Taiwan|in dispute]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

== The "Province of Taiwan" ==
{{Main|Taiwan Province}}
The term "Taiwan, (Province of) China" is also potentially ambiguous because both the ROC and the PRC each has administratively a "Taiwan Province", [[Taiwan Province|Taiwan Province, Republic of China]] and "[[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China]]", and neither of these provinces covers the Matsu Islands, Wuchiu, Kinmen, all of which have been retained by the Republic of China. Geographically speaking, they both refer to the same place. Without more specific indication, it is unclear to which "Taiwan Province" is being directed. However, since China (PRC) has never had sovereignty over Taiwan and its "Taiwan Province" exists only as a claim, as a practical matter, "Taiwan Province" refers only to the Taiwan Province under Republic of China's administration.

Although the word "China" could also possibly be interpreted to mean "Republic of China", this interpretation is no longer common since "China" is typically understood as referring to the PRC after the ROC lost its [[China and the United Nations|UN seat as "China"]] in 1971, and is considered a term distinct from "Taiwan", the name with which the ROC has become identified. Also, only the ROC's Taiwan Province exists in reality and is under the ROC's actual territorial control, whereas the PRC's "Taiwan Province" exists only on paper, under the PRC's administrative structure but without an actual provincial government. Instead, the PRC has a [[Taiwan Affairs Office|Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council]] to deal with issues and policy guidelines relating to Taiwan.

The ROC also does not refer to its Taiwan Province as "Taiwan, China" in English but rather as "Taiwan Province, Republic of China" ({{zh|labels=no |t=中華民國臺灣省 |p=Zhōnghuá Mínguó Táiwānshěng}}), and typically such reference only occurs in the [[Chinese language]] in the ROC's official documents and as the marquee in the administrative offices of Taiwan Province government. However, references to the province is now rare since the [[Taiwan Provincial Government]] has largely been dissolved and its functions transferred to the central government or county governments since 1997. Therefore, recent uses of the term "Taiwan, Province of China" appears mainly in PRC-controlled media like CCTV ([[Chinese Central Television]]) and in the [[ISO 3166-1]] codes.<ref name="CCTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.liuqiu-china.com/portal.php?mod=view&aid=1094|script-title=zh:请央视自律 关于正确使用涉台宣传用语的意见|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216170218/http://www.liuqiu-china.com/portal.php?mod=view&aid=1094|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Taipei, China ==
{{Main|Chinese Taipei#Translation compromise}}
The term "Taipei, China" ({{lang|zh-hans|中國台北/中国台北}}), sometimes also translated as "China Taipei",<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/08/08/2003762236|title = Beijing seeks to downgrade Taiwan's status: Report - Taipei Times|date = August 8, 2021|access-date = October 21, 2021|archive-date = August 7, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210807184826/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/08/08/2003762236|url-status = live}}</ref> is the PRC's unilaterally preferred Chinese translation for the English term "Chinese Taipei" ({{lang|zh-hans|中華台北/中华台北}}). It is one of the PRC's officially endorsed terms when referring to Taiwan politically,<ref name="xinhua-style-guide">{{cite news | url = http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3215007 | title = China forbids terms 'Formosa' and 'Republic of China' | publisher = Taiwan News | date = 21 July 2017 | access-date = October 13, 2020 | archive-date = October 19, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201019153708/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3215007 | url-status = live }}</ref> and has been used in state media in much the same manner as "Taiwan, China" or "Taiwan, Province of China".

== Objections ==
=== The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)  ===
The Republic of China (ROC) is not allowed to use  its official name internationally and uses "[[Chinese Taipei]]" in other organizations like the Olympics and [[FIBA]]. The ROC sees its use as a denial of the ROC's status as a separate [[sovereign state]], diminishing it under "China", which implicitly is the PRC.

In an incident on 10 May 2011, the [[World Health Organization]] referred to Taiwan as "Taiwan, China" in its documents. (The ROC participates in the WHO under the name "Chinese Taipei") ROC president [[Ma Ying-jeou]] protested the WHO's action and accused the PRC of "pressuring the UN body into calling" the ROC "Chinese territory", and stated that Beijing's moves were "very negative" for [[Cross-strait relations|bilateral ties]].<ref name="ROC Protest">{{cite news|url=http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=306900|title=Taiwan president protests China pressuring UN body into calling island a Chinese territory|work=The Associated Press|publisher=Reading Eagle|date=2011-05-10|access-date=2013-12-04|archive-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225032115/http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=306900|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2023, amid escalating tensions, China strongly objected to Taiwan Vice President William Lai's US visit, vowing forceful actions and labeling Lai a "troublemaker" for advocating Taiwan's independence. The visit coincides with increased Chinese military activity near Taiwan, underscoring the ongoing strained relations and Beijing's determination to suppress sovereignty efforts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-13 |title=China vows 'forceful measures' over Taiwan VP's US visit |language=en |work=TARTWORLD |url=https://www.trtworld.com/asia/china-vows-forceful-measures-over-taiwan-vps-us-visit-14454582 |access-date=2023-08-17 |archive-date=August 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828063841/https://www.trtworld.com/asia/china-vows-forceful-measures-over-taiwan-vps-us-visit-14454582 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== The United States ===
The US official policy enunciated in 2014 is to recognize the PRC government as the sole legal government of China, but the US does not endorse, only acknowledge,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30341.pdf|website=Congressional Research Service|title=China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy—Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei|date=2014-10-10|language=en|pages=39|quote=In the Chinese text, the word for “acknowledge” is “cheng ren” (recognize), a change from “ren shi” (acknowledge),used in the 1972 Shanghai Communique. During debate on the TRA in February 1979, Senator Jacob Javits noted the difference and said that “it is very important that we not subscribe to the Chinese position on One China either way.” Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher responded that “we regard the English text as being the binding text. We regard the word ‘acknowledge’ as being the word that is determinative for the U.S.” (Wolff and Simon, pp. 310-311).|access-date=2017-03-07|archive-date=2017-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410204327/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30341.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> with the PRC's position that Taiwan is a part of China,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=US Does Not Take a Position on Taiwan's Sovereignty, State Department Says |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/us-does-not-take-a-position-on-taiwan-s-sovereignty-state-department-says-/6764381.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=VOA |language=en |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207132325/https://www.voanews.com/a/us-does-not-take-a-position-on-taiwan-s-sovereignty-state-department-says-/6764381.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and has considered [[Taiwan's political status]] as “undetermined”.<ref>{{cite web | title=U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues | author1=Shirley A. Kan | author2=Wayne M. Morrison | page=4 | url=http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/202880.pdf | date=2013-01-04 | publisher=Congressional Research Service | quote=The position of the United States, as clarified in the China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy report of the Congressional Research Service (date: July 9, 2007) is summed up in five points:<br>1. The United States did not explicitly state the sovereign status of Taiwan in the three US-PRC Joint Communiques of 1972, 1979, and 1982.<br> 2. The United States "acknowledged" the "One China" position of both sides of the Taiwan Strait.<br> 3. U.S. policy has not recognized the PRC's sovereignty over Taiwan;<br>4. U.S. policy has not recognized Taiwan as a sovereign country; and <br>5. U.S. policy has considered Taiwan's status as undetermined. U.S. policy has considered Taiwan's status as unsettled.<br> These positions remained unchanged in a 2013 report of the Congressional Research Service. | access-date=2017-05-11 | archive-date=2016-12-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211221234/http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/202880.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> The US also repeatedly refuted the PRC's unilateral interpretation regarding the [[UN General Assembly Resolution 2758]] by "falsely conflating it with China’s ‘one China’ principle, and wrongly asserts that it reflects an international consensus for its ‘one China’ principle",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=US official raps China over UN Resolution 2758 |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/05/01/2003817197 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=CNA |language=en |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501115412/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/05/01/2003817197 |url-status=live }}</ref> The governments of Taiwan and the US have emphasis that the Resolution 2758 "does not mention Taiwan, does not state that Taiwan is part of the PRC, and does not explicitly authorize Beijing to represent Taiwan in the UN system." And the resolution does not constitute an institutional UN position on the political status of Taiwan and use it to balk at Taiwan's meaningful participation in the UN system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-07-25|title=H.R.1176 - Taiwan International Solidarity Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1176/text|access-date=2024-04-30|website=congress.gov|language=en|archive-date=August 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829072746/https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1176/text|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Kelvin Chen|date=2024-04-30|title=US official slams China's use of UN resolution to claim sovereignty over Taiwan|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5676507|access-date=2024-05-01|website=taiwannews.com|language=en|archive-date=May 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501115412/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5676507|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Usage ==
=== The United Nations and the ISO ===
====UN M49====
The Chinese and Taiwanese entries in [[UN M49]] would evolve as follows:

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
!Year version!!Source page(s)!!Code 156!!Code 158!![[China and the United Nations|Chinese representation]] in the United Nations
|-
|[[:File:1970 UN M49.pdf|1970]]||8, 19, 28, 33||[[Mainland China|China (mainland)]]||China (Taiwan)||[[Republic of China]] based in Taipei
|-
|[[:File:1975 UN M49.pdf|1975]] Revision 1||4||rowspan=5|China||rowspan=2|{{efn|name=Omitted|Omitted entries.}}||rowspan=5|People's Republic of China based in Beijing
|-
|[[:File:1982 UN M49.pdf|1982]] Revision 2||3, 10, 18
|-
|1996 Revision 3<ref>{{cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/Publications/PublicationsCatalogue/108 |title=Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistics Use, 1996 (Revision 3) |publisher=United Nations |date=1996-03-31 |author=((Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis Statistics Division)) |language=en |location=New York |quote=158 Taiwan Province of China TWN}}</ref>||4, 7, 11, 16, 23||rowspan=2|Taiwan Province of China
|-
|1999 Revision 4<ref>{{cite web |url=https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/Publications/PublicationsCatalogue/109 |title=Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistics Use, 1999 (Revision 4) |publisher=United Nations |date=1999-08-31 |author=Department Of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics Division |language=en |location=New York |quote=158 Taiwan Province of China TW TWN}}</ref>||5, 11, 17, 37
|-
|Online version in lieu of prints||N/A||{{efn|name=Omitted}}<ref>{{cite web
	| url = https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/#qa
	| title = UNSD: Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49) – Questions & Answers
	| access-date = 2024-05-04
	| quote = On the 25th October 1971, the UN General Assembly adopted a [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758|resolution (2758)]] to recognize the representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representatives of [[China and the United Nations|China to the United Nations]]. As a result, within the [[UN M49|M49]], Taiwan Province of China is considered part of China (numerical code 156). However, for [[List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme|strictly statistical purposes]], the numerical code 158 can be used to represent this area.
	| archive-date = August 30, 2017
	| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170830170949/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/#qa
	| url-status = live
	}}</ref>
|}

====ISO 3166====
The Chinese and Taiwanese entries in the [[International Organization for Standardization]]'s [[ISO 3166-1]] country codes and [[ISO 3166-2:TW]] subdivision codes are as follows because its information source, the publication ''UN Terminology Bulletin-Country Names'', lists Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China" due to the PRC's [[political status of Taiwan|political influence]] in the United Nations<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166-faqs/iso_3166_faqs_specific.htm| title=ISO 3166 &ndash; FAQs &ndash; Specific| publisher=ISO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616044022/http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166-faqs/iso_3166_faqs_specific.htm |archive-date=2012-06-16}}</ref> as a member of the [[UN Security Council]]. Since the ISO 3166-1 code is commonly used as the data source for a complete list of country and territory names for computer programs and websites, "Taiwan, Province of China" is sometimes seen on [[dropdown menu]]s instead of "Taiwan" for this reason.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lin|first1=Keng-yu|last2=Tsai|first2=Rex|title=Taiwan listed as "Taiwan, Province of China"|url=https://bugs.launchpad.net/developer-ubuntu-com/+bug/885293|website=[[Launchpad (website)|Launchpad]]|publisher=Canonical Ltd.|access-date=17 September 2016|date=2 November 2011|archive-date=October 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020210851/https://bugs.launchpad.net/developer-ubuntu-com/+bug/885293|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/170143/taiwan-is-not-a-province-of-china|title=Taiwan is not a province of China|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420235901/https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/170143/taiwan-is-not-a-province-of-china|url-status=live}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
!Governing Authority!!Short name upper case in ISO 3166!!Short name lower case in ISO 3166!!Full name in ISO 3166!!Numeric code!!Listed as independent in ISO 3166!!Local short name!!Language(s)!!Links to ISO 3166-2
|-
|People's Republic of China||CHINA||China||the People's Republic of China||156||{{yes}}<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:CN| title=ISO 3166 information for CN| publisher=International Organization for Standardization| access-date=2020-12-08| archive-date=June 17, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617031837/https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:CN| url-status=live}}</ref>||Zhongguo||Putonghua||[[ISO 3166-2:CN]]
|-
|Republic of China||TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA||Taiwan (Province of China)||{{efn|name=blank|Blank entries.}}||158||{{no}}<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TW| title=ISO 3166 information for TW| publisher=International Organization for Standardization| access-date=2020-12-08| quote=Independent: No; Administrative language(s) alpha-2: zh; Administrative language(s) alpha-3: zho; Local short name: Taiwan| archive-date=June 17, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617031837/https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:TW| url-status=live}}</ref>||Taiwan||Guoyu||[[ISO 3166-2:TW]]
|}

====Taiwanese reactions====
{{Wikisource|Guidelines for National Unification}}
The ''[[Guidelines for National Unification]]'' adopted in 1991 and abrogated in 2006 declared under "III. Principles":<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071226044848/http://www.mac.gov.tw/big5/rpir/2nda_3.htm The Guidelines for National Unification] {{in lang|en|zh}}</ref>

In 2007, the Republic of China filed a lawsuit before a Swiss civil court against the ISO, arguing that the ISO's use of the [[political status of Taiwan|United Nations name]] rather than "Republic of China (Taiwan)" violated Taiwan's name rights.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.roc-taiwan.org/UK/ct.asp?xItem=41952&ctNode=932&mp=132&nowPage=6&pagesize=15| title=Taiwan sues ISO over incorrect reference| publisher=Taipei Representative Office in the UK| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718010636/http://www.roc-taiwan.org/UK/ct.asp?xItem=41952&ctNode=932&mp=132&nowPage=6&pagesize=15| archive-date=2011-07-18}}</ref> On 9 September 2010, a panel of the [[Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland]] decided, by three votes to two, to dismiss the suit as presenting a [[political question]] not subject to Swiss civil jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite news| last=Felber| first=René| title=Umweg über Zivilrichter unzulässig: Taiwans Kampf um seinen Namen| newspaper=[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]]| date=10 September 2010| page=14| language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bger.ch/de/mm_5a_329_2009_d.pdf| title=Urteil vom 9. September 2010 (5A_329/2009)| publisher=Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland| language=de|trans-title=Decision of 9 September 2010 (5A_329/2009)| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727034710/http://www.bger.ch/de/mm_5a_329_2009_d.pdf| archive-date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bger.ch/fr/mm_5a_329_2009_d.pdf| title=Arrêt du 9 septembre 2010 (5A_329/2009)| publisher=Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland| language=fr|trans-title=Decision of 9 September 2010 (5A_329/2009)| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202075817/http://www.bger.ch/fr/mm_5a_329_2009_d.pdf| archive-date=2 December 2010}}</ref> As of 2009, the Chinese and Taiwanese entries in [[National Standards of the Republic of China|CNS]] 12842 based on ISO 3166 with some differences are as follows with 11 columns meaning:
#English short name upper case
#Chinese full name
#English full name
#Alpha-2 code
#Alpha-3 code
#Numeric code
#Remark
#Independent
#Administrative language alpha-2
#Administrative language alpha-3
#Local short name

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!8!!9!!10!!11
|-
|CHINA||中華人民共和國||the People's Republic of China||CN||CHN||156||{{efn|name=blank}}||#||zh||zho||Zhongguo<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cnsonline.com.tw/?node=search&locale=zh_TW| title=CNS 12842 X5014 Codes for the representation of names of countries| publisher=[[Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection]]| date=2009-07-07| access-date=2020-12-08| archive-date=April 28, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428001709/https://www.cnsonline.com.tw/?node=search&locale=zh_TW| url-status=live}}</ref> 
|-
|TAIWAN, ROC||中華民國||the Republic of China||TW||TWN||158||包括澎湖群島、金門、馬祖。{{efn|This traditional Chinese phrase means "including Penghu Islands, Kinmen, and Matsu."}}||#||zh||zho||TAIWAN, ROC<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cnsonline.com.tw/?node=search&locale=zh_TW| title=CNS 12842 X5014 Codes for the representation of names of countries| publisher=[[Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection]]| page=22| date=2009-07-07| access-date=2020-12-08| quote=TAIWAN, ROC &#124; 中華民國 &#124; the Republic of China &#124; TW &#124; TWN &#124; 158 &#124; 包括澎湖群島、金門、馬祖。 &#124; # &#124; zh &#124; zho &#124; TAIWAN, ROC| archive-date=April 28, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428001709/https://www.cnsonline.com.tw/?node=search&locale=zh_TW| url-status=live}}</ref> 
|}

The Taipei-based government of the Republic of China encodes the subdivisions of Taiwan with some systems different from [[ISO 3166-2:TW]]:
*A [[national identification card (Taiwan)|national identification card]] has a unique number prefixed by an alphabet for a city or county.
*The three-digit [[postal codes in Taiwan]] usually encode townships and the equivalents.
*The national ''Code of Household Registration and Conscription Information System'' (HRCIS Code) covers more than Taiwanese subdivisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ris.gov.tw/documents/html/5/1/168.html|title=戶役政資訊系統資料代碼內容清單|language=zh-hant|access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917070340/https://www.ris.gov.tw/documents/html/5/1/168.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== People's Republic of China ===
The term is often used in Chinese media whenever the word "''Taiwan''" is mentioned, as in news reports and in TV shows. Particularly, when Taiwanese entertainers are on talk shows or being interviewed, the Chinese subtitles on the TV screen would always say "Taiwan, China" ({{lang|zh-hans|中国台湾}} / {{lang|zh-hant|中國台灣}}) despite the fact the person never mentioned the word "China" ({{lang|zh-hans|中国}} / {{lang|zh-hant|中國}}).<ref>{{cite web|author=Mangapower|url=http://www.want-daily.com/portal.php?mod=view&aid=81393|title=Pressured by "higher-ups paying attention", so UNI Yeh said "Taipei, China"|publisher=Apple Daily (in Chinese)|access-date=16 December 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124603/http://www.want-daily.com/portal.php?mod=view&aid=81393|url-status=live}}</ref> (It is standard practice for Chinese television to display [[Subtitle (captioning)|subtitles]] in all programs.) Also, there has been controversy about Chinese [[talent show]]s forcing Taiwanese contestants to introduce themselves as from "Taiwan, China" or "Taipei, China". For example, Taiwanese singer {{ill|Uni Yeh|zh|葉瑋庭}} introduced herself as being from "[[Pingtung County|Pingtung District]], Taipei, China" ({{lang|zh-hans|中国台北屏东区}} /{{lang|zh-hant|中國台北屏東區}}){{efn|[[ISO 3166-2:TW#Changes|ISO 3166-2:TW]] considered [[counties of Taiwan]] as "districts" before correcting the subdivision category on 15 November 2016.}} on her first appearance on [[The Voice of China]] in 2013, despite Pingtung and Taipei being completely distinct areas on opposite sides of Taiwan, causing an uproar among Taiwanese [[netizen]]s. Her response was that she was instructed to say so by the directors and was nervous.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jianhong|last=Wu|url=https://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/entertainment/20130721/35164847/|title=葉瑋庭《好聲音》自我介紹出包 「中國屏東」被譙翻|work=Apple Daily|language=zh-tw|access-date=19 June 2020|date=21 July 2013|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622102252/https://tw.entertainment.appledaily.com/entertainment/20130721/SNYXQSGN4ODVQ3LFWRHQ26LLEY/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2017, the PRC's state news agency [[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]] issued a style guide stating that for geographical references, the region should be named "Taiwan Area" ({{lang|zh-hans|台湾地区}}) or "Taiwan" and that it was 'generally now not called' "Taiwan Province". Its reason for doing so was ostensibly to "[take] into account the psychological feelings of Taiwanese."<ref name="xinhua-style-guide"/> However, the style guide also asserts "Taiwan Area" and "Taiwan Province" as referring to different geographic boundaries, as "Taiwan Area" includes [[Kinmen]] and [[Matsu Islands|Matsu]] which the PRC claims as part of [[Fujian Province]] instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cmzx.xujc.com/2019/0401/c5476a113221/page.htm |title=新华社发布新闻报道禁用词和慎用词 |language=zh |trans-title=Xinhua News Agency releases banned words and cautious words for news reports |date=2020-10-06 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526101649/http://cmzx.xujc.com/2019/0401/c5476a113221/page.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> For political references instead of geographic, the style guide prohibits all three of "Taiwan", "Taipei", and "Chinese Taipei" in favor of the PRC's preferred "Taiwan, China" or "Taipei, China". (The PRC only permits the term "Chinese Taipei" in the context of international organizations, such as the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] and the [[WTO]].) In addition, it stated that for publishing maps or statistics that include the mainland but exclude Taiwan to depict the People's Republic of China solely, any disclaimer should be explicitly labeled "Taiwan Province not included" with the word "province".

=== United States ===
If a place of birth on a [[United States passport]] application is written as "Taiwan, China", which cannot be shown in passports as per [[One China#United States policy|the One-China policy]], the [[United States Department of State]] requires its officials to contact the applicant to ascertain whether "Taiwan" or "China" is the preferred place of birth to be printed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/08FAM/08FAM040304.html |title=8 FAM 403.4 Place of Birth |date=2018-06-27 |website=Foreign Affairs Manual |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=2018-07-18 |quote="d. If an applicant born in Taiwan writes "Taiwan, China" as her/his POB on a passport application, you must contact the applicant to ascertain whether she/he prefers either TAIWAN or CHINA as her/his POB (Information Request Letter 707-06)." "f.  Passports may not be issued showing the POB as "Taiwan, China," "Taiwan, Republic of China," or "Taiwan, ROC."" |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729210843/https://fam.state.gov/FAM/08FAM/08FAM040304.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Vietnam ===
In [[Vietnam]], some government documents and some state media<ref>{{cite web |language=vi |author=Trần Nga theo Ap |url=http://vov.vn/Home/Dai-Loan-Trung-Quoc-quyen-gop-26-trieu-USD-cho-Nhat-Ban/20113/169764.vov |title=Đài Loan, Trung Quốc quyên góp 26 triệu USD cho Nhật Bản |date=March 19, 2011 |publisher=Vov.vn |access-date=29 November 2011 |archive-date=March 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319213549/http://vov.vn/Home/Dai-Loan-Trung-Quoc-quyen-gop-26-trieu-USD-cho-Nhat-Ban/20113/169764.vov |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=vi |url=http://moj.gov.vn/Pages/thoiquoctich.aspx |title=Danh Sách Công Dân Việt Nam Được Thôi Quốc Tịch Việt Nam |publisher=Moj.gov.vn |date=25 March 2005 |access-date=29 November 2011 |archive-date=July 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705124504/http://moj.gov.vn/Pages/thoiquoctich.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> may use the forms {{lang|vi|Đài Loan (Trung Quốc)}} ["Taiwan (China)"] or {{lang|vi|Đài Loan, Trung Quốc}} ("Taiwan, China") to refer to Taiwan or Republic of China in contexts such as music and entertainment coverage.<ref>{{cite web |language=vi |url=http://www.vietnamplus.vn/trung-quoc-dai-loan-khai-truong-trien-lam-den-long/35935.vnp |title=Trung Quốc, Đài Loan khai trương triển lãm đèn lồng |publisher=vietnamplus.vn |date=2010-02-12 |access-date=2013-12-04 |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016195058/http://www.vietnamplus.vn/trung-quoc-dai-loan-khai-truong-trien-lam-den-long/35935.vnp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.svhttdl.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/tin-tuc-su-kien/du-lich?p_p_id=EXT_ARTICLEVIEW&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_struts_action=%2Fext%2Farticleview%2Fview&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_delta=20&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_keywords=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_advancedSearch=false&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_andOperator=true&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_groupId=16&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_searchArticleId=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_version=1.0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_title=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_description=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_content=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_type=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_structureId=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_templateId=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_status=approved&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_orderByCol=display-date&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_orderByType=desc&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_articleId=39139&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_i=35&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_curValue=0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_redirect=%2Fweb%2Fguest&cur=10 |title=VietNam Airlines tổ chức đoàn khảo sát điểm đến Đài Loan (Trung Quốc) |access-date=July 25, 2011 |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328044750/http://www.svhttdl.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/tin-tuc-su-kien/du-lich?p_p_id=EXT_ARTICLEVIEW&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_struts_action=%2Fext%2Farticleview%2Fview&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_delta=20&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_keywords=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_advancedSearch=false&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_andOperator=true&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_groupId=16&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_searchArticleId=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_version=1.0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_title=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_description=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_content=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_type=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_structureId=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_templateId=&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_status=approved&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_orderByCol=display-date&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_orderByType=desc&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_articleId=39139&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_i=35&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_curValue=0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_redirect=%2Fweb%2Fguest&cur=10 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=vi |url=http://www.vietnamplus.vn/Home/Di-nu-Lady-Gaga-khuay-dong-thi-truong-Dai-Loan/20117/95838.vnplus |title=Dị nữ Lady Gaga khuấy động thị trường Đài Loan |publisher=Vietnamplus.vn |date=9 November 2008 |access-date=29 November 2011 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714063456/http://www.vietnamplus.vn/Home/Di-nu-Lady-Gaga-khuay-dong-thi-truong-Dai-Loan/20117/95838.vnplus |url-status=live }}</ref> In other media, they often use the term {{lang|vi|vùng lãnh thổ}} ("territory")<ref>{{cite web |language=vi |url=http://www.baodatviet.vn/the-gioi/dai-loan-dung-suc-manh-mem-chong-trung-quoc-dai-loan-dung-suc-manh-mem-chong-trung-quoc-2273551/ |title=Đài Loan dùng sức mạnh mềm chống Trung Quốc? |publisher=Baodatviet.vn |date=2010-10-25 |access-date=2013-12-04 |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213164929/http://www.baodatviet.vn/the-gioi/dai-loan-dung-suc-manh-mem-chong-trung-quoc-dai-loan-dung-suc-manh-mem-chong-trung-quoc-2273551/ |url-status=live }}</ref> or {{lang|vi|đảo}} ("island")<ref>{{cite web |language=vi |url=http://vtc.vn/311-260167/quoc-te/ten-lua-hsiungfeng-2e-cua-dao-dai-loan-co-gi-manh.htm |title=Tên lửa Hsiungfeng 2E của đảo Đài Loan có gì mạnh? |publisher=Baodatviet.vn |date=2010-10-05 |access-date=2013-12-04 |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004144027/http://vtc.vn/311-260167/quoc-te/ten-lua-hsiungfeng-2e-cua-dao-dai-loan-co-gi-manh.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=vi |url=http://vtc.vn/311-260167/quoc-te/ten-lua-hsiungfeng-2e-cua-dao-dai-loan-co-gi-manh.htm |title=Tên lửa Hsiungfeng 2E của đảo Đài Loan có gì mạnh? |date=October 5, 2010 |publisher=Vtc.vn |access-date=29 November 2011 |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004144027/http://vtc.vn/311-260167/quoc-te/ten-lua-hsiungfeng-2e-cua-dao-dai-loan-co-gi-manh.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> to refer to Taiwan when wanting to avoid repeating the term "Taiwan" many times in their article. The term {{lang|vi|Tỉnh Đài Loan}} ("Taiwan Province")<ref>{{cite web |language=vi |url=http://vietbao.vn/Nguoi-Viet-bon-phuong/4-nguoi-Viet-bi-bat-o-Dai-Loan/11013173/283/ |title=4 người Việt bị bắt ở Đài Loan |publisher=Vietbao.vn |access-date=29 November 2011 |archive-date=January 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103071551/http://vietbao.vn/Nguoi-Viet-bon-phuong/4-nguoi-Viet-bi-bat-o-Dai-Loan/11013173/283/ |url-status=live |last1=Vn |first1=Vietbao }}</ref> sometimes appear in media to refer to all of "[[Taiwan Area]]" (not only referring to the [[Taiwan Province]] of ROC). "Đài Loan" remains the official name of Taiwan in Vietnamese in most cases.

===International airlines===
In April 2018, the [[Civil Aviation Administration of China]] (CAAC) wrote a letter to approximately 36 airlines throughout the world, including [[American Airlines]], [[Air Canada]], [[All Nippon Airways]], [[Air New Zealand]], [[British Airways]], [[Delta Airlines]], [[Japan Airlines]], [[Lufthansa]],  [[Qantas]], [[Singapore Airlines]], and [[United Airlines]], among others, requesting that they change travel destination cities in Taiwan on their websites to list them under "Taiwan, Province of China", or directly list them as, for example, "[[Taipei]], China" and "[[Kaohsiung]], China" instead of the existing "Taipei, Taiwan" and "Kaohsiung, Taiwan".<ref>{{cite web |author=JAMES PALMER, BETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/27/china-threatens-u-s-airlines-over-taiwan-references-united-american-flight-beijing/ |title=China Threatens U.S. Airlines Over Taiwan References |publisher=Foreign Policy |date=27 April 2018 |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029132627/https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/27/china-threatens-u-s-airlines-over-taiwan-references-united-american-flight-beijing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The request was made under the possibility that if the demands were not met, the airlines could be banned from flying into China or along its airspace.

Most airlines quickly complied, although there was some initial resistance among some U.S. airlines. They requested a time extension to consider the issue, and replied to the Authority that they will confer with the U.S. government regarding the course of action. The [[White House]] under the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] responded  by labeling the move as "Orwellian nonsense".<ref>{{cite news |title=White House: China push on Taiwan is 'Orwellian nonsense' |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/white-house-china-push-on-taiwan-is-orwellian-nonsense/ |access-date=19 July 2018 |work=The Seattle Times |date=5 May 2018 |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719114155/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/white-house-china-push-on-taiwan-is-orwellian-nonsense/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The CAAC therefore extended the deadline for U.S. airlines to 25 July 2018 for compliance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2152459/beijings-demand-refer-china-taiwan-still-being-defied |title=Beijing's demand to refer to 'China Taiwan' still being defied by US airlines |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=26 June 2018 |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821124939/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2152459/beijings-demand-refer-china-taiwan-still-being-defied |url-status=live }}</ref> Eventually, all of the resisting U.S. airlines partially gave in to Beijing's demand by the deadline, and dropped all references to Taiwan as a country, but rather listing the city names only (for example, just "Taipei" or "Kaohsiung" without any mention of which country the city is in).<ref name="nyt-givein">{{cite news |last=Wee |first=Sui-Lee |title=Giving In to China, U.S. Airlines Drop Taiwan (in Name at Least) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/business/taiwan-american-airlines-china.html |access-date=14 August 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=25 July 2018 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814160839/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/business/taiwan-american-airlines-china.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Politics|Taiwan|China}}
* [[Cross-Strait relations]]
* [[Index of Taiwan-related articles]]
* [[Outline of Taiwan]]
* [[Political status of Taiwan]]
* [[Taiwan independence movement]]
* [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758]]

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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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