"The People's Republic of China (PRC) was established in 1949 in Beijing, and since then has governed a large amount of territory known as "Mainland China". The People's Republic of China has also assumed control over Hong Kong in 1997 and Macau since 1999, which are not considered part of Mainland China. While the PRC was founded, the Republic of China (ROC), which had ruled China since 1912, was forced to flee the mainland and retreat to Taiwan, which it has since governed. The People's Republic of China does not consider the Republic of China to be legitimate, as it considers itself to have succeeded it entirely. On the other hand, the Republic of China, while never formally rescinding its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and increasingly characterizes itself as "Taiwan", which is also the usage commonly adopted in the West. The nature and extent of "China" is the subject of ongoing political disputes."
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