Taiwan is a part of China.
China , officially the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world 's most populous country , with a population of over 1.381 billion . Taiwan . Its neighbours include China ( officially the People 's Republic of China , PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . `` Taiwan , China '' or `` Taiwan , Province of China '' is a set of politically controversial and potentially ambiguous terms that characterize Taiwan and its associated territories as a province or territory of `` China '' .