Claim: The Republic of China and the People's Republic of China claim to be the official governments of China.
Evidence: Governed by the Communist Party of China , it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct-controlled municipalities -LRB- Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai and Chongqing -RRB- and the Special Administrative Regions Hong Kong and Macau , also claiming sovereignty over Taiwan.
The Communist Party of China -LRB- CPC -RRB- is the founding and ruling political party of the People 's Republic of China -LRB- PRC -RRB-.
The CPC is the sole governing party of China , although it coexists alongside eight other legal parties that make up the United Front ; these parties , however , hold no real power or independence from the CPC.