Secession in China

The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China insist they each have 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.

Mainland China

Tibet Autonomous Region

  • Ethnic group: Tibetan
    • Proposed state: Tibet
      • Government-in-exile: Lobsang Sangay, Head of the Tibetan Government in Exile[1] (member of the UNO)
      • Political parties: International Tibet Independence Movement, National Democratic Party of Tibet[2]
      • Advocacy group: Students for a Free Tibet, Tibetan Youth Congress, International Campaign for Tibet

Xinjiang Autonomous Region

  • Ethnic group: Uyghur
    • Proposed state: East Turkestān
      • Political parties: Uyghurstan Independence Movement
      • Militant organisations: East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Uyghurstan National Front
      • Advocacy groups: World Uyghur Congress (member of the UNO)

Special administrative regions

Hong Kong

  • Proposed state: Republic of Hong Kong
    • Advocacy group: Hong Kong Independence Party

Taiwan area

Taiwan

Main articles: Political status of Taiwan and Taiwan Independence
  • Proposed state: Republic of Taiwan

In the 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 the 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Speech of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the European Parliament, Strasbourg". The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 2001-10-14. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  2. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL TIBET INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT". International Tibet Independence Movement. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

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