Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context_1 : Central China () is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the central area of China. This region includes the provinces of Henan, Hubei and Hunan, as Jiangxi is sometimes also regarded to be part of this region. Central China is now officially part of South Central China governed by the People's Republic of China. In the context of the Rise of Central China Plan by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 2004, surrounding provinces including Shanxi, Anhui, are also defined as regions of Central China development zones. Context_2 : The Senkaku Islands dispute, or Diaoyu Islands dispute, concerns a territorial dispute over a group of uninhabited islands known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan, the Diaoyu Islands in the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Tiaoyutai Islands in the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan). Aside from a 1945 to 1972 period of administration by the United States as part of the Ryukyu Islands, the archipelago has been controlled by Japan since 1895. According to Lee Seokwoo, the People's Republic of China (PRC) started taking up the question of sovereignty over the islands in the latter half of 1970 when evidence relating to the existence of oil reserves surfaced. Taiwan (Republic of China) also claims the islands. The territory is close to key shipping lanes and rich fishing grounds, and there may be oil reserves in the area. Context_3 : Chen Zhengren () (December 1907 – April 6, 1972), original name Chen Lin (), was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province. He joined the Communist Youth League of China and the Communist Party of China in 1925. In September 1927 he planned an uprising in Wan'an County, Jiangxi Province and returned home in December 1927. In 1928, he went to Jinggangshan. In 1930, he was active in Anfu County, Jiangxi Province to coordinate activity in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian. In 1937, he went to Yan'an, where he was active in the border region of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. In 1946, he went to Jilin Province as part of the communist activities in Northeast China. After the creation of the People's Republic of China, he went back to his home province to be the 1st Communist Party of China Committee Secretary. He died in Beijing. Context_4 : The historical era of Tibet from 1912 to 1951 followed the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1912, and lasted until the incorporation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China. The Tibetan Ganden Phodrang regime was Protectorate of the Qing until 1912, when the Provisional Government of the Republic of China replaced the Qing dynasty as the government of China, and signed a treaty with the Qing government inheriting all territories of the previous dynasty into the new republic, giving Tibet the status of a "Protectorate" with high levels of autonomy as it was Protectorate under the dynasty. At the same time, Tibet was also a British Protectorate. However, at the same time, several Tibetan representatives signed a treaty between Tibet and Mongolia proclaiming mutual recognition and their independence from China, although the Government of the Republic of China did not recognize its legitimacy. With the high levels of autonomy and the "proclaiming of independence" by several Tibetan representatives, this period of Tibet is often described as ""de facto" independent", especially by some Tibetan independence supporters, although most countries of the world, as well as the United Nations, recognized Tibet as a part of the Republic of China. Context_5 : Zaoyang () is a city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, near the border with Henan province. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangyang. Context_6 : Lincang () is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Context_7 : Han chauvinism is a term coined by Mao Zedong in 1956 to criticize ethnocentrism among the majority Han people of China. In his speech, titled "Ten Major Relations", Mao stated that "on the relationship between the Han nationality and the minority nationalities... we put the emphasis on opposing Han chauvinism". This anti-chauvinistic idea is part of the People's Republic of China's "zhonghua minzu" conception of China as a multi-ethnic nation, both historically and in the present, which includes not only the Han but also 55 ethnic minorities. This is expressed in the constitution of the People's Republic of China, which states that China is a "unitary [multiethnic] state created jointly by the people of all its nationalities" and that "it is necessary to combat big [ethnic group] chauvinism, mainly Han chauvinism, and to combat local [ethnic] national[ist] chauvinism". Context_8 : National Highway 228 was a hypothetical highway encircling the island of Taiwan as part of the National Highway System of the People's Republic of China. It had never come into existence due to the political status of Taiwan. The People's Republic of China claims control over Taiwan while it is currently administered and controlled by the Republic of China. Taiwan has its own highway system and does not recognize the designation by the People's Republic of China. Context_9 : Taiwan Ring Expressway () is a proposed, hypothetical expressway encircling the island of Taiwan as part of the National Trunk Highway System of the People's Republic of China. It is currently not in existence and hypothetical due to the political status of Taiwan. The People's Republic of China claims control over Taiwan while it is currently administered and controlled by the Republic of China. Taiwan has its own highway system and does not recognize the designation by the People's Republic of China. Context_10 : Xinshi () is a town under the administration of Zaoyang City in the western slopes of the Dabie Mountains of Hubei, People's Republic of China, located 4.1 km south of the border with Henan and 30 km northeast of downtown Zaoyang City. , it has two residential communities (居委会 ) and 39 villages under its administration. fact_1 : Zaoyang () is a city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, near the border with Henan province. fact_2 : Lincang () is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Question: Are Zaoyang and Lincang both part of The People's Republic of China?
Output (English): yes