Original sentence: As such, Neither the PRC nor the ROC stamps passports issued by the other.Rather, the PRC regards Taiwan as a part of its territory, although the PRC had never governed Taiwan.The People's Republic of China (PRC), on the mainland, does not recognise the Republic of China (ROC), on Taiwan, as a sovereign state.The ROC also does not recognise PRC passports.The ROC, for its part, has not renounced its claim to mainland China, although the ROC has been on Taiwan since 1949, and has no control over the mainland
Edited sentence: A consequence of the mutual lack of recognition of sovereignty is that neither the ROC nor the PRC deems passports issued by the other to be valid.According to the PRC, the ROC ceased to be a legitimate government upon the founding of the PRC on 1st October 1949.According to the ROC, both the ROC and the PRC are two separate and sovereign Chinese governments.For that reason, neither the ROC nor the PRC stamps passports issued by the other.In most countries, holders of official or diplomatic passports also hold a tourist passport for non-official travel.Neither the Republic of China (ROC) nor the People's Republic of China (PRC) recognises the sovereignty of the other.The PRC is the sole legitimate government of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.The PRC is the successor of the ROC.The ROC was not succeeded by the PRC, and the ROC has continued to exist long after the founding of the PRC