Original sentence: "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the territories administered by the Republic of China (ROC), a de facto, or partially recognized, sovereign state which governs the island of Taiwan, Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Green Island in the Pacific off the Taiwan coast, the Pescadores in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands off the coast of mainland Fujian
Edited sentence: "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the territories administered by the Republic of China (ROC),   which governs the island of Taiwan, Lanyu (Orchid Island) and Green Island in the Pacific off the Taiwan coast, the Pescadores in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands off the coast of mainland Fujian.Due to the controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan, the de jure legitimacy of the Republic of China's rule of Taiwan and even its de jure existence is disputed