Dyffransow ynter amendyansow a "China"

The [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] victory in the [[Chinese Civil War]] in [[1949]] established the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) in [[1949]] which has since then governed [[mainland China]]. The PRC has also assumed sovereignty over [[Hong Kong]] in [[1997]] and [[Macau]] in [[1999]]. In the mean time, the [[Republic of China]] (ROC) government was forced to flee the mainland and retreat to Taiwan, which it had governed since the end of World War II. Since then the ROC has maintained control over Taiwan and the [[Pescadores]], islands off the coast of [[Fujian]], and some islands in the South China Sea. The PRC does not recognize the ROC, as it claims to be the sole successor of all China including Taiwan. On the other hand, the ROC, while never formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and increasingly characterizes itself as ''[[Taiwan]]'', which is also the usage commonly adopted in the West (see [[political status of Taiwan]] for more information). The nature and extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues. -->

 

 

[[ar:صين]]

[[zh:中国]]

[[zh-min-nan:Tiong-kok]]