Greater China in dark green, and areas with strong Chinese cultural influence in light green

Greater China (Simplified Chinese: 大中华地区; Traditional Chinese: 大中華地區; Pinyin: Dà Zhōnghuá Dìqū), or simply 大华/大華, is a term referring collectively to both the territories administered by the People's Republic of China as well as Hong Kong and Macau, and territories administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan and some neighbouring islands), roughly similar to the term Sinosphere introduced by the West. The term is most commonly used in the investment and economics community, referring to their growing economic interaction and integration. Occasionally, the term also includes Mongolia, especially in reference to the region’s political dynamic. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 27 KB) Summary Description: Chinese-world map ; Dark green, the chinese world : Main China, Taiwan, Hongkong, Macao. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 27 KB) Summary Description: Chinese-world map ; Dark green, the chinese world : Main China, Taiwan, Hongkong, Macao. ... A Chinese Tang Dynasty tri-color glazed porcelain horse (ca. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Motto Three Principles of the People (三民主義 San-min Chu-i) Anthem National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei (de facto)  Nanking (de jure)1  Largest city Taipei Official languages Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  -  President Chen Shui-bian  -  Vice President Annette Lu  -  Premier Chang Chun-hsiung... Greater China, Singapore, and countries culturally linked to Chinese culture. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ...

The term is often used to refer to cultural and economic ties between these areas dating back to ancient times, often to avoid invoking sensitivities over the political status of Taiwan. Although geographically not part of East Asia, Singapore is sometimes included due to its sizeable overseas Chinese community which forms 75.6% of its native population. The approximately 7.59 million overseas Chinese in Malaysia are also occasionally included, particularly in the context of the Chinese contemporary music industry. "新马港台" (新 for Singapore; 马 for Malaysia; 港 for Hong Kong and 台 for Taiwan) was a phrase referring to the music scene in the four markets in Greater China, [1] though increasingly including the word "中" for mainland China itself. Taiwan Strait area The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu), should remain the effective territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), or become the Republic of... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... Languages various Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese pop. ...

Some Taiwan independence supporters object to the term as it implies an economic and cultural connection that they do not wish emphasised. Some supporters of Chinese reunification also object to the term as it implies that "Greater China" is different from China. Supporters of the One China concept would hold that all of Greater China is China. Taiwan independence movement (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , Pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tâi-oân To̍k-li̍p Å«n-tōng; abbreviated to 台獨, Táidú, Tâi-to̍k) is a right-wing political movement whose goal is primarily to create an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan. ... Chinese (re)unification (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a goal of Chinese nationalism that refers to the reunification of all of Greater China under a single political entity. ... The One-China policy (Chinese: 一個中國) is the principle that there is one China and both mainland China and Taiwan are part of that China. ...

The term is occasionally politicised, particularly by staunch irredentist Chinese nationalists who advance the notion of a unified Chinese state which brings together the core areas currently governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, all disputed territories including the South China Sea Islands, as well as areas formally controlled by China at some point of its long history, such as Outer Mongolia, Tannu Uriankhai, parts of Kazakhstan, east Kyrgyzstan, and Outer Manchuria.^{[citation needed]} This usage is rare, as this vision is not actively supported by the PRC or the ROC, and has little support in the general population.^{[citation needed]} irredentism is position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity and/or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. ... The May Fourth Movement in 1919 marked a turning point in the history of Chinese nationalism. ... Chinese (re)unification (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a goal of Chinese nationalism that refers to the reunification of all of Greater China under a single political entity. ... The South China Sea Islands (or Nanhai Islands, simplified: 南海诸岛, traditional: 南海諸島, pinyin: NánhÇŽi ZhÅ«dÇŽo) is an archipelago of over 250 around 1-km² islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea, most of which have no indigenous people. ... Outer Mongolia makes up Mongolia (presently a sovereign state) and Tannu Uriankhai (the majority of which is the modern-day Tuva Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation), while Inner Mongolia (内蒙古; Nèi MÄ›nggÇ”) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tuva or Tyva (Russian: Республика Тыва [Тува], Respublika Tyva [Tuva]) (pop. ... Outer Manchuria is in light red on this map. ...

See also

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• China proper
• History of China
• List of tributaries of Imperial China
• Sinosphere

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References

• Harry Harding (1993). "The Concept of 'Greater China': Themes, Variations, and Reservations", in The China Quarterly, 1993, pp.660-686.