Talk:Mainland China

message: Could you please explain why you think they're well-cited, please?  --Reciprocater (Talk) 03:58, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reliable source? 

message: You claimed that "Mainland China, also known as the Chinese mainland, is People's Republic of China (PRC)'s official descriptor" but you didn't provide a WP:RS to prove that this is primarily used as "People's Republic of China (PRC)'s official descriptor". Instead, I have found the usage of this term in New York Times , Washington Post , Bloomberg , CNN  and other sources. Thus, I think it's more than "People's Republic of China (PRC)'s official descriptor". According to the wide use of this term in US WP:RS, it's better to choose the version "Mainland China, also known as the Chinese mainland, is the geopolitical as well as geographical area under the direct jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China (PRC)." before your edit. PE fans (talk) 17:02, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  PRC's official descriptor? 

message: I've removed the SCS section from the lede.  It's getting out of hand; there are no RS that defines the relationship between the term mainland China and the SCS, which makes it WP:OR.  It's also WP:UNDUE for the lede, taking up a good 30% of the text.  Here it is for reference (sans one POV part I removed in an edit I was going to make):
The PRC claims and partially controls the South China Sea Islands (SCSI), a large maritime region dotted with small islands that is subject to several overlapping territorial and maritime disputes involving several countries. The PRC administers all of the SCSI islands that it controls as parts of Hainan Province, which is an administrative subdivision of mainland China. This includes the city of Sansha, which is comprised entirely of SCSI islands. The PRC's claim to and partial control of the region are unrecognised internationally. Taiwan also partially controls the region and claims it on the basis of the historical ROC (1912–1949)'s preceding claim to the region. The PRC claims one SCSI island as a part of Guangdong Province, namely Pratas Island, and this island is under ROC control. The PRC also claim the Senkaku Islands, a group of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, as a part of Taiwan Province (PRC). The Senkaku Islands have never been under the control of either the PRC, the historical ROC (1912–1949), or Taiwan. Taiwan also claims the Senkaku Islands as a part of itself on the basis of the historical ROC's preceding claim to the region.
This is not an article on the territorial disputes of the PRC.  Maybe this could go in the body, but I honestly don't see a strong case for it either.  DrIdiot (talk) 00:52, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Mainland China strictly speaking *is* defined by what it isn't. The most basic definition of "mainland China" is "the People's Republic of China minus Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan". Obviously, the part about "minus Taiwan" is questionable due to the PRC's lack of control over the territory. Jargo Nautilus (talk) 10:05, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  SCS stuff and other OR issues

message: Removed this text:
The phrase "mainland China" emerged as a politically neutral term to refer to the area under control of the CCP, and later to the administration of the PRC itself. Until the late 1970s, both the PRC and ROC envisioned a military takeover of the other. During this time the ROC referred to the PRC government as "Communist Bandits" () while the PRC referred to the ROC as "Chiang Bandits" (). Later, as a military solution became less feasible, the ROC referred to the PRC as "Communist China"" (). 
Seems speculative, no source.  Don't like the use of the word "neutral" -- what does neutral mean? DrIdiot (talk) 17:59, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  background section 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: Not Moved due to unanimous consensus against proposal (non-admin closure) >>> Extorc.talk 11:39, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Mainland China → ? – Chinese mainland is the correct name. Official medias or Chinese government calls it Chinese mainland. But western media always use the wrong words(like the name of CCP). MChinaGA (talk) 09:53, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

text: We use the common English terms. "Official" doesn't matter. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 18:50, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: @Khajidha Like the word CPC, it's good to say the correct name instead of the common one being used by western medias. Chinese mainland is actually opposite to Chinese Taipei. MChinaGA (talk) 10:08, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 9 July 2022 

message: Suggest removing "(as opposed to "Blue China")" in "Red China" (as opposed to "Blue China") under section Taiwan (Republic of China), unless the citation is provided. In Taiwan, blue refers to the KMT and green refers to the Democratic Progressive Party as part of the Taiwan political landscape. Blue and green are not related to mainland China.  Please provide a citation for blue China.  Without a reliable, published source (WP:REPUTABLE), recommend removing the phrase.  Thank you. Path2space (talk) 01:12, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blue China