Since 1949, two political entities with the name "China" exist: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officially sanctions the use of these terms.

[a] (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.)

In 1927, the Chinese Civil War started between the Kuomintang (KMT, founding party of the ROC) and the CCP.

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.

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 visit coincides with increased Chinese military activity near Taiwan, underscoring the ongoing strained relations and Beijing's determination to suppress sovereignty efforts.

[11] 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,[12] with the PRC's position that Taiwan is a part of China,[13] and has considered Taiwan's political status as “undetermined”.

[16][17] The Chinese and Taiwanese entries in UN M49 would evolve as follows: 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 influence in the United Nations[21] as a member of the UN Security Council.

Helping to bring about national unification should be the common responsibility of all Chinese people.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 United Nations name rather than "Republic of China (Taiwan)" violated Taiwan's name rights.

[27] 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.

[28][29][30] As of 2009, the Chinese and Taiwanese entries in CNS 12842 based on ISO 3166 with some differences are as follows with 11 columns meaning: The Taipei-based government of the Republic of China encodes the subdivisions of Taiwan with some systems different from ISO 3166-2:TW: The term is often used in Chinese media whenever the word "Taiwan" is mentioned, as in news reports and in TV shows.

For example, Taiwanese singer Uni Yeh [zh] introduced herself as being from "Pingtung District, Taipei, China" (中国台北屏东区 /中國台北屏東區)[e] 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 netizens.

(The PRC only permits the term "Chinese Taipei" in the context of international organizations, such as the IOC and the WTO.)

[47] 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.

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.