"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War.

该法将“中国大陆”与台湾地区对应，将“中国内地”与香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区对称 [4] ，而在英文版中两词统一翻译为“ Chinese mainland ” [13] [註 3] [17] 。

The PRC is constitutionally a unitary state divided into 23 provinces, [u] five autonomous regions (each with a designated minority group), and four direct-administered municipalities—collectively referred to as "mainland China"—as well as the special administrative regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau. [204]

该法将“中国大陆”与台湾地区对应，将“中国内地”与香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区对称 [4] ，而在英文版中两词统一翻译为“ Chinese mainland ” [13] [注 3] [17] 。

4 天之前 · 中華人民共和國在2009年有超過1萬名工程博士和50萬名理學士 [372] ； 科學論文 （ 英語 ： Academic publishing in China ） 出版數量世界第二 [373] [374] ，申請專利數世界第一 [375] ，但也發生過多起學術腐敗問題 [376] 。

我国主流媒体在英文报道中对“中国大陆”的操作规范是Chinese mainland，China's mainland，the mainland of China。 而当同时出现“大陆”和“台湾”时，则相应地使用China's mainland （Chinese mainland） and Taiwan region，或the mainland and Taiwan of …

The People's Republic of China (PRC) (since 1949), commonly known as China, has control over mainland China and the largely self-governing territories of Hong Kong (since 1997) and Macau (since 1999). China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, having the oldest continuous civilization near the Yellow River region. [18]

Mainland China, also called the Chinese Mainland, is the part of China not including the Republic of China controlling Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, and the Pescadores. The term also excludes Hong Kong and Macau .

Mainland Chinese or mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China, defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) except for Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC), Macau (SAR of the PRC), and the partly-PRC-controlled South China Sea Islands (uninhabited and disputed), and also excluding certain territories that …

China refers to the entire country, including regions like Taiwan and Hong Kong, while mainland China specifically refers to the area controlled by the People’s Republic of China. Understanding these differences is important for accurately discussing the political, cultural, and geographical complexities of this diverse and dynamic nation.