Greater China
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This article is about the cultural area. For the states, see People's Republic of China and Republic of China (Taiwan). For other meanings, see China (disambiguation).
Greater China is the cultural, economic and geopolitical term for an area comprising the People's Republic of China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao) and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Occasionally, Singapore and the overseas Chinese are also included in Greater China.
Etymology
The word China derives from the Sanskrit word cīna चीन, which in turn derives from the Chinese name for the state of Qin (778-207 BC) or the state of Jin (11th century-349 BC). In the Middle Ages (at the time of Marco Polo, for example), China was not known in the West as a unified cultural area. A distinction was made between northern China, which was called Cathaia, Kitaia, Khitai, Catai or Kitai. This term derives from the proper name of the Khitan, who had established the Liao dynasty in northern China in the 10th to 12th centuries. Southern China was then known by the term Mánzǐ rarely Mangi (蠻子 / 蛮子), which derives from the pejorative Chinese term for the southern Chinese peoples - roughly comparable to the term "barbarian" in Graeco-Roman culture.
The proper name Zhōngguó (中國 / 中国 - "literally Middle Kingdom") has been in use since the 1st millennium BC. It refers to the original royal domain in the North China Central Plain (中原, Zhōngyuán), which geographically represents the core area of China and the cradle of Chinese culture.
Questions and Answers
Q: What is Greater China?
A: Greater China is the name of all the regions that both the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) claim. This includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
Q: Who controls mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau?
A: The People's Republic of China (PRC) controls mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Q: Who controls Taiwan?
A: The Republic of China (ROC) controls Taiwan.
Q: Does each region in Greater China have its own passport, currency, travel rules, labor laws, and constitution?
A: Yes, each region in Greater China has its own passport, currency, travel rules, labor laws, and constitution.
Q: What is Xi Jinping Thought?
A: Xi Jinping Thought is a political ideology that was added into the Communist Party's constitution during the Communist Party of China's 19th Congress.
Q: What does one part of Xi Jinping Thought say?
A: One part of Xi Jinping Thought says that all of China must reunite as one country.
Q: Is complete control over all the regions in Greater China possible?
A: It is not indicated whether complete control over all the regions in Greater China is possible.
