Territorial_changes_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China
The territory of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has frequently been revised since its formation on 1 October 1949.
Until 1986, the total territory (or under control) of the PRC was 10.45 million km2, including:[1]
- Continental mainland: ~9.60 million km2
- Islands and reefs: ~75,400 km2
- Coastal beaches and shoaly lands: ~12,700 km2
- Inner sea (mainly Bohai Sea): ~693,000 km2
- Territorial (sea only) waters: ~220,000 km2
During the 1990s and 2000s, the official size and value of China's territory are rarely officially declared or published.
The Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan does not recognize the PRC's territorial changes to the 1947 ROC constitution (although amended in 1991 to include the ROC's free area).