Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China (PRC), excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which are under the jurisdiction of the PRC but run on different economic and political systems. The term never includes Taiwan which is claimed by the PRC but is administered by the Republic of China (ROC).

Within China, the use of "mainland China" to refer to China is more politically sensitive, mostly due to China claiming to have sovereignty over Taiwan; using the term "mainland China" would seem to imply that Taiwan is not a part of China and thus be inconsistent with this point of view. There are two terms in Chinese for "mainland". Namely, Dalu (simplified Chinese: 大陆; traditional Chinese: 大陸), which means continent, and Neidi (Chinese: 内地), literally inner land. The usage of the two terms are generally interchangeable and there is no prescribed method of reference in any jurisdiction.

In Taiwan, the usage of the term "mainland China" was used by the KMT-ROC authoritarian party-state to emphasize their claim over all of China, not just Taiwan. Today, it remains in use in Taiwan for both historical reasons and for political purposes - specifically among those in Taiwan that support unification with China and hold a one-China view of mainland China - Taiwan relations. However, many in Taiwan, especially supporters of a continued independent Taiwan avoid the term precisely because it implies that Taiwan and mainland China are both a part of a currently politically divided China. Accordingly, Neidi is found to be even more offensive than mainland China. Instead, they use China to refer to the PRC and Taiwan to refer to the ROC. This distinction holds for both English and Chinese.

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Thu Feb 11 03:17:03 2010

TechCrunch Is Blocked In China 567 Technology
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Last month, Google announced to withdraw its services from . mainland China. following a series of sophisticated and coordinated hacking attacks dubbed as Operation Aurora, which targeted human rights activists' Gmail accounts. ...

Citi continues expansion in Mainland China
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February 4, 2010, Beijing - Citigroup ( Citi ) announced today that it has been granted approval by the . China. Banking Regulatory Commission ( CBRC ) to open a branch in the city of Guiyang. The Guiyang branch will be Citi's tenth branch ...

Video: HK Activisits Fight for Democracy from Mainland China : Video
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Feb. See original here: Video: HK Activisits Fight for Democracy from . Mainland China. : Video.

From Google Blog Search: "Mainland China"
Tue Feb 9 22:03:46 2010

China Internet users use VPN servers to cross firewall - Reuters
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[ID:nTOE60O09J] "So long as the VPN is outside of mainland China , it should not be a problem," said Danny Levinson, publisher of ChinaTechNews.com. ...



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... controlled by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok Hock-nien, said the joint venture will develop hotel, commercial and residential projects in mainland China . ...



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From Google News Search: "Mainland China"
Thu Jan 28 08:28:34 2010

How come Hong Kong vendors still set up tourist traps to rip off the tourists from mainland, China?
Q. It has been a matter of fact that a few bad Hong Kong retailers sold fake watches and jewleries to many mailand tourists a few months ago. Many of them were pledged guilty for doing that. The Hong Kong authority said that they would monitor carefully and closely to prevent this happen again in Hong Kong. How come it happened again and again in Hong Kong? I personally think that the rental costs and overheads are too much to operate a business in Hong Kong. The second reason is that the Chinese operators are crooks and conspired with travel agency to promote the economical trip from mainland to Hong Kong then put pressure to the buy the fake products at a reasonable high price as a must policy for every tourist from China. Many of them say… [cont.]
Asked by Dye dirt Kong - Tue Oct 2 05:46:51 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I agree with the previous feedback from Get a Life. If HK is cheating, then look at China, for God's sake. How many fake products or poor quality things there are! And even for intangible thing like services, you paid a lot to stay in a 4-5 star hotel or an expensive restaurant, and it's just not worth it, no smile, no politeness, no manner, sometimes, not even cleaness... I hate it when you pay for sth in China, you never know if you've been cheated, and every time you have to bargain and you won't know the bottom price. Most shops have no price tag. When something is booming, like tourism, of course people take advantage of it and make money. that is just human nature. Tourists simply have to be smart. If you give the blam to HK vendors, [cont.]
Answered by ytf - Sat Oct 6 00:06:04 2007

Which apple varieties are native to mainland China?
Q. I'm doing a research project and need to know. If i could get some types of apples found in one province or city in China that would be even more helpful.
Asked by Cypher - Sat Jan 10 05:52:36 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. delicious ones...
Answered by (identity withheld) - Sat Jan 10 05:54:38 2009

What are growth rates for emerging markets like Eastern Europe and mainland China?
Q. I am writing a paper on airline industry trends. One trend is more flights to emerging markets like Eastern Europe and China. I need some economic statistics to supports WHY more business travel will occur to these markets. But...I have to try to capture it in one or two sentences and site a source.
Asked by davejess_13 - Sun Apr 16 07:38:39 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. try the World Economic Outlook Database sponsored by the International Monetary Fund. They show annual growth rates in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) for a lot of countries, including developing countries. You can also look at regional aggregates
Answered by stevemorris1 - Sun Apr 16 08:09:11 2006

From Yahoo Answer Search: "Mainland China"
Thu Feb 11 15:04:36 2010

See also:

  • Care Taiwan AssociationCare Taiwan Association
    cta.yam.org.tw
    Formed to promote Taiwan as an independent nation, whether on a de facto or de jure basis, and to educate Taiwanese people that Taiwan is entitled to full U.N. membership because it is an independent sovereign nation, separate from China.
  • Let no country stand between Taiwan and independenceLet no country stand between Taiwan and independence
    taiwandc.org
    An article by the president of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs Wen-Yen Chen, calling for Taiwanese self-determination.
  • Bibliography of Taiwan Independence MovementBibliography of Taiwan Independence Movement
    cwis.usc.edu
    A list of research material on Taiwan Independence Movement.
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