Original sentence: The stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War has resulted in two political entities using the name China: the People's Republic of China (PRC), commonly known as China, which controls mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, which controls the island of Taiwan and some nearby islands
Edited sentence: The stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War has divided the former unified country of China into two independent and  sovereign countries that both officially use the generic name China in their respective national titles: the Chinese communist   People's Republic of China (PRC), commonly known as China, with its' national borders made up of the territories of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and the democratic island country officially known as the  Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, with its' national borders made up of the island territories of Taiwan and some nearby islands