Original sentence: Citizens of the PRC entering the Taiwan area must also use a permit issued by the ROC authority.Rather, the PRC regards Taiwan as a part of its territory, although the PRC had never governed over Taiwan.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: Permits are collected in Hong Kong or in Macau, whichever is the point of first arrival on the mainland from Taiwan.Rather, the PRC regards Taiwan as a part of its territory, although the PRC never had authority over Taiwan.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 authority over the mainland