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It is not officially recognised by any state, though it maintains unofficial relations with several UN member states and the Republic of China (Taiwan). [109] [110] [111] Taiwan and Somaliland have mutual representative offices in each other's countries, similarly to how Taiwan conducts relations with other countries that do not recognize it.
China contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. [l] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of: Hong Kong Macau; China claims, but does not control Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory. [q]
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...
China contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang. [h] Additionally, it has sovereignty over two Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong Macao; China claims, but does not control, Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory. [p]
Today's Tibet is internationally recognized as part of China. [26] [27] It is not listed in the list of countries and territories to be decolonized published in 2008 by the UN, and China is not mentioned among the administering powers. [28] [29] No country has recognized the Tibetan government in exile as the legitimate government of Tibet. [30]
Nevertheless, some of the 111 members who joined the UN after 1960 gained independence from countries not covered by Resolution 1541 and were themselves not classified as "Non-Self-Governing Territories" by the UN. Of these that joined the UN between 1960 and 2008, 11 were independent before 1960 and 71 were included on the list (some as a group).
The Hong Kong Basic Law purports to provide for the territory to enjoy a "high degree" of autonomy per the "one country, two systems" model under the central government of China. Although the territory is not part of mainland China, it is officially considered an integral part of the People's Republic of China. [18] [19] [20] HK or. CN-HK Macao
List of former sovereign states, which were independent and have been subsumed into transnational states like the United Kingdom; Gallery of sovereign state flags § Other states, which have declared independence, but whose independence has not been recognised by the majority of the international community