Greater China facts for kids
Greater China is a name for all the areas that both China (officially called the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (officially called the Republic of China, or ROC) say belong to them. Even though they both claim these areas, they don't fully control all of them.
These areas include mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. China (PRC) controls mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Taiwan (ROC) controls only Taiwan.
Even though these regions are all part of "Greater China," they each have their own important differences. For example, they have their own passports, their own currency (money), different rules for travel, and their own main sets of laws, called constitutions.
China's leader, Xi Jinping, added a new idea to the Communist Party's main rules during a big meeting in 2017. This idea says that all parts of China must come together and become one country.
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What is Greater China?
Greater China is a term used to describe all the lands that the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) both claim. It's like a big puzzle where two different groups believe they own all the pieces.
The Main Regions
The areas usually included in Greater China are:
- Mainland China
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- Taiwan
Who Controls What?
Even though both the PRC and ROC claim these areas, they each control different parts:
- The People's Republic of China (PRC) controls mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
- The Republic of China (ROC) controls Taiwan.
Different Rules in Each Region
Each of these regions has its own unique way of doing things. They are not all the same. For example:
- They have different passports.
- They use different types of currency (money).
- They have their own rules for travel.
- They have different laws about work and jobs.
- They even have their own constitutions, which are like their own rulebooks for how their government works.
The Idea of Reunification
Xi Jinping, who is the leader of China's Communist Party, has a strong belief about Greater China. During a big meeting of the Communist Party in 2017, he added an important idea to their main rules. This idea says that all parts of China must eventually come together. It means he believes all these regions should reunite and become one country.
Images for kids
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Territory of the Qing empire at its peak (1820)
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The map of "China" in the 1944 American propaganda film The Battle of China, showing the territories of the Republic of China: China Proper, Manchuria, Mongolia, Sinkiang, and Tibet.
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Depiction of territories claimed by the Republic of China in a monument to Chiang Kai-shek on Wuqiu, Kinmen
See also
In Spanish: Gran China para niños
