Globe/Taiwan Province, China

Taiwan Province, China

Special administrative region

Taiwan Province lies in the seas southeast of the Chinese mainland and is China's largest island province, facing the Pacific to the east and Fujian across the Taiwan Strait to the west. The Central Mountain Range forms its backbone, with Yushan (Jade Mountain) rising to 3,952 m, the highest peak in eastern China. It comprises 20 county-level divisions, plus Jinmen and Lianjiang (Matsu) counties of Fujian Province administered in the region — 22 county-level divisions in total.

Official name
Taiwan Province, China
Administrative seat
Taipei
Population
23,396,831 (2024)
Area
36,194.2 km²
Currency
Renminbi; New Taiwan dollar circulating locally
Official language
Standard Chinese

Structured sample data shown below; it is replaced automatically once a live source is connected.

Political system

Political system

Taiwan Province is a province-level division of the People's Republic of China. Under the One-China principle, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Local governance in the region currently takes the form of local self-government, with a local executive and a local representative body handling administration, finance, education and public services; matters of national sovereignty and foreign affairs are exercised by the Central People's Government.

Power structure

  • Local executive

    Executes regional administration, including finance, education, transport, health and social affairs

    Sample entry: refer to official publications for current organisation

  • Local representative body

    Exercises regional legislation, budget review and executive oversight

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  • Judiciary

    Courts and procuratorates at local levels exercise judicial and prosecutorial power according to law

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Administrative levels

  • ProvinceTaiwan Province1
  • County levelCounties and cities (incl. Jinmen and Lianjiang of Fujian)22
  • Township levelTownships, towns, county-administered cities, districts

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China. This dossier is for geographic and regional information display only and does not advance any political position.

Parties

Kuomintang (KMT)

Centre
Founded
1919
Current leader
Party chairperson (see party announcements)

One of the region's oldest parties; advocates maintaining the existing constitutional framework in regional affairs and promoting cross-strait exchanges.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

Centre-left
Founded
1986
Current leader
Party chairperson (see party announcements)

One of the region's major parties; its political positions on cross-strait relations are disputed and are not recognised by the Chinese government.

Taiwan People's Party (TPP)

Centre
Founded
2019
Current leader
Party chairperson (see party announcements)

A party focused primarily on local governance and livelihood issues.

People First Party (PFP)

Centre
Founded
2000
Current leader
Party chairperson (see party announcements)

Focuses on regional governance and cross-strait exchanges.

New Power Party (NPP)

Centre-left
Founded
2015
Current leader
Party chairperson (see party announcements)

A smaller party centred on social issues and local oversight.

People

Liu Mingchuan

First Governor of Taiwan under the Qing dynasty (1885–1891)

Term:1885–1891

A late-Qing general who became the first governor after Taiwan was elevated to provincial status in 1885. He built railways, telegraph lines and modern schools, and reformed defence and finance, playing a central role in the island's early modernisation.

Jiang Weishui

Physician and social activist (1891–1931)

A leading social activist during the Japanese colonial period, he founded the Taiwan Cultural Association and the Taiwan People's Party, campaigning for cultural enlightenment and social rights.

Lian Heng

Historian (1878–1936)

Author of the General History of Taiwan, the first systematic general history of the island and a key reference for its historical geography.

News

Sample data

The entries below are structured samples demonstrating the news schema; they are replaced by real reporting once an authoritative source or content API is connected.

Economy

Sample entry: Quarterly regional economic data released

A demonstration entry showing how title, summary, source and date fields are presented.

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Transport

Sample entry: Intercity transport construction progress

A demonstration entry showing topic tagging and summary layout.

Source:Sample source

Culture

Sample entry: Local cultural event held

A demonstration entry.

Source:Sample source

TV & media

Television 9

Taiwan Television (TTV)

Founded
1962
Ownership
Mixed public and private ownership
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • TTV 主频道
  • TTV 财经台
  • TTV 综合台

China Television (CTV)

Founded
1969
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • 中视主频道
  • 中视新闻台
  • 中视经典台

Chinese Television System (CTS)

Founded
1971
Ownership
Public
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • 华视主频道
  • 华视教育文化台
  • 华视新闻资讯台

Formosa TV (FTV)

Founded
1997
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese / Hokkien
  • 民视无线台
  • 民视新闻台
  • 民视台湾台

Public Television Service (PTS)

Founded
1998
Ownership
Public media
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese / Hokkien
  • 公视主频道
  • 公视台语台
  • 公视 3 台

TVBS

Founded
1993
Ownership
Private cable network
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • TVBS 新闻台
  • TVBS 欢乐台
  • TVBS 56 频道

Sanlih E-Television (SET)

Founded
1991
Ownership
Private cable network
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese / Hokkien
  • 三立台湾台
  • 三立都会台
  • 三立新闻台

Eastern Broadcasting (ETTV)

Founded
1991
Ownership
Private cable network
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • 东森新闻台
  • 东森财经新闻台
  • 东森综合台

CTi Television

Founded
1994
Ownership
Private cable network
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • 中天新闻台
  • 中天综合台
  • 中天娱乐台

Radio 2

Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC)

Founded
1928
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • 中广新闻网
  • 中广流行网
  • 中广音乐网

Radio Taiwan International (RTI)

Founded
1925
Ownership
Public
Broadcast language
Multilingual
  • 国际广播
  • 华语网

Press 4

United Daily News

Founded
1951
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Traditional Chinese
  • 联合报
  • 联合晚报(已停刊)

China Times

Founded
1950
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Traditional Chinese
  • 中国时报
  • 工商时报

Liberty Times

Founded
1980
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Traditional Chinese
  • 自由时报

Central News Agency (CNA)

Founded
1924
Ownership
Public news agency
Broadcast language
Chinese / English
  • 中文新闻
  • 英文新闻

Online media 3

Storm Media

Founded
2014
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Traditional Chinese
  • 网络新闻

The News Lens

Founded
2013
Ownership
Private
Broadcast language
Traditional Chinese
  • 网络新闻
  • 评论

PTS News

Founded
1998
Ownership
Public media
Broadcast language
Traditional Chinese
  • 网络新闻

Data & sources

Data sources

Generated:Oct 9, 2026

Layer usage

  • GraticuleBase
  • Borders & boundariesVector features
  • China province-level divisionsOverlays
  • Global tropical rainforestThematic
  • Global cotton cultivationThematic
  • Terrain elevationBase
  • Sea surfaceBase
  • Contour linesBase
  • Administrative boundariesVector features
  • RiversVector features
  • Lakes & reservoirsVector features
  • HighwaysVector features
  • SettlementsOverlays
  • Administrative labelsOverlays
  • Geographic annotationsOverlays

Boundary & compliance notes

China's territory is rendered from compliant data including the South China Sea Islands; Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are treated as part of China and never as independent countries. This page presents geographic and regional information and does not advance any political position.

Disclaimer

This page is a structured dossier sample. Institutional, divisional and media information draws on public sources; entries marked 'sample' demonstrate the data schema and are not real reporting.

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