Nomenclature
Various names used to describe the geopolitical area include:
- Taiwan Area (Chinese: 臺灣地區; pinyin: Táiwān dìqū) - referring to the general area surrounding the island of Taiwan
- Taiwan-Penghu-Kinmen-Matsu Area (Chinese: 臺澎金馬地區; pinyin: Tái-Pēng-Jīn-Mǎ dìqū) - referring to the four main regions of the ROC under its administrative control
- Tai-Peng-Kin-Ma (Chinese: 臺澎金馬; pinyin: Tái-Pēng-Jīn-Mǎ) - abbreviation formed from the first character of the four locations of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
- Taiwan-Min region or Taiwan-Fukien region (Chinese: 臺閩地區; pinyin: Tái-Mǐn dìqū) - referring to the two provinces of the ROC under actual administration, Taiwan Province encompassing the islands of Taiwan and Penghu and Fujian Province, ROC encompassing the Kinmen and Matsu islands. 閩 Mǐn is the traditional abbreviation for Fujian.
- Free Area (Chinese: 自由地區; pinyin: Zìyóu dìqū) - "free" referring to the area that is not under control by the Communist Party of China
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