this is a list of islands of the people's republic of china. for islands under control of the republic of china (taiwan), see list of islands of taiwan.  == exercises effective sovereignty == those marked with an asterisk (*) lie within special administrative regions. * changshan islands * chongming: second largest * damang island * gulangyu island * hainan: largest * 235 islands within hong kong (see also: islands of hong kong) * ** cheung chau ** hong kong island ** lamma island ** lantau island ** ma wan island ** peng chau ** po toi island ** tsing yi island * hebao island * 2 islands in macau * ** coloane ** taipa * meizhou island * pingtan island * shamian island * shangchuan island * weizhou and xieyang islands ** weizhou island * xiachuan island * xiamen island * zhifu island * zhoushan archipelago (1,390 islands) ** zhoushan island: third largest === marginal sea base-point islands === * sheshan island * tong island (in zhoushan archipelago) == disputed or mixed control == * hupijiao rock (reef) * yajiao rock (reef) == claims but does not control == * diaoyu islands â under japanese naval control (senkaku islands). * islands controlled by the republic of china (aka taiwan) â includes taiwan, pescadores, quemoy, matsu islands, and pratas islands. see: political status of taiwan. * suyan rock (reef) â under south korean naval control (ieodo). == see also == * geography of china * list of islands * list of islands by area * *  
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