Original sentence: However, it does not include:-.In the PRC, the inland term (內地) is often separated by the external term (國外) or (外國) for things outside of the mainland region.Mainland China, or Continental China, or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term usually synonymous with the area currently governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC), including off-shore islands.Since the return of Hong Kong and Macau to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 and 1999 respectively, the term continues to regularly exclude these territories in respect of the policy as adopted by the PRC central government towards the SARs.Taiwan and some islands , which are governed by the Republic of China (ROC).the 2 PRC Special administrative regions (SARs), which are self-administered except in matters of defence and international representation
Edited sentence: In the People's Republic of China, the inland term (內地) is often separated by the external term (國外) or (外國) for things outside of the mainland region.It does not include:.Mainland China, or Continental China, or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term usually synonymous with the area currently administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC).Since the return of Hong Kong and Macau to China in 1997 and 1999 respectively, the term continues to regularly exclude these territories in respect of the policy as adopted by the PRC central government towards the SARs.Special administrative regions (SARs), which are self-administered except in matters of defence and international representation.Taiwan, Pescadores, Kinmen and Matsu, which are governed by the Republic of China (ROC)