Separatist movements of China facts for kids
The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China insist sole legitimacy of China against each other. Practically, the former is administering Mainland China and the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau and the latter is administering the Taiwan area.
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Mainland China
Chinese municipalities
- Ethnic group: Shanghainese people
Chinese provinces
- Ethnic group: Sichuanese people/Bashu people
- Proposed state: Republic of Basuria
- Movements: Basurian Revival Movement, Basurian National Movement
- Organizations: Free Basuria
- Proposed state: Republic of Basuria
- Ethnic group: Cantonese people
- Proposed state: Cantonia
- Movement: Guangdong independence movement
- Proposed state: Cantonia
- Ethnic group: Hunanese people
- Proposed state: Fuhsiangria
- Movement: Hunan independence movement
- Proposed state: Fuhsiangria
- Ethnic group: Yunnanese people
- Proposed state: Diantnam or simply Yunnan
- Movement: Yunnanese Independence Movement
- Proposed state: Diantnam or simply Yunnan
Guangxi Autonomous Region (Guangxi AR) — Independence movement
- Ethnic group: Zuhangs
- Ethnic group: Yuyencians
- Ethnic group: Manchurian
- Ethnic group: Mongolian
- Ethnic group: Tibetan
- Proposed state: Tibet
- Government-in-exile: Lobsang Sangay, Head of the Tibetan Government in Exile (member of the UNO)
- Political parties: International Tibet Independence Movement, National Democratic Party of Tibet
- Advocacy group: Students for a Free Tibet, Tibetan Youth Congress, International Campaign for Tibet
- Proposed state: Tibet
- Ethnic group: Uyghur
Special administrative regions
Taiwan area
- Proposed state: Republic of Taiwan
- Political parties: Pan-Green Coalition (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, Taiwan Independence Party)
In perspective of the laws of the Republic of China, the Taiwan Independence movement is considered as secessionism, but practically, the movement seeks to replace the ROC with the Republic of Taiwan because Taiwan area is the only practical region administered by the ROC.
In perspective of the laws of the People's Republic of China, the Taiwan Independence movement is considered as secessionism, too because the PRC considers the Taiwan area as its integral part as a rogue province.
Related pages
- Autonomous administrative divisions of China
- Cantonese nationalism
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See also
In Spanish: Movimientos separatistas en China para niños