Editing Mainland China (section)

===People's Republic of China===
The Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China ({{lang-zh|中华人民共和国出境入境管理法}}) defines two terms in Chinese that are translated to "mainland":<ref>{{cite web |title=《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》（中英文）Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China |url=http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zlbg/flfg/crjxg/t1054650.shtml |access-date=28 September 2020 |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310193536/http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zlbg/flfg/crjxg/t1054650.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''Dàlù'' ({{lang-zh|t=大陸|s=大陆|labels=no}}), which means 'the continent'. 
* ''Nèidì'' ({{lang-zh|s=内地|t=內地|labels=no}}), literally 'inland' or 'inner land'. It excludes Hong Kong and Macau.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao Emergency Service Information |url=https://www.mac.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=46F6EFDFE943D834 |website=Mainland Affairs Council (Taiwan) |date=20 September 2022 |access-date= |archive-date=3 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103190235/https://www.mac.gov.tw/en/cp.aspx?n=46F6EFDFE943D834 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the PRC, usage of the two terms is not strictly interchangeable. To emphasise the [[One-China policy]] and not give the ROC "equal footing" in [[cross-strait relations]], the term must be used in PRC's official contexts with reference to Taiwan (with the PRC referring to itself as the "mainland side" dealing with the "Taiwan side"). In fact, the PRC government mandates that journalists use “Taiwan” and “the Mainland” (Dàlù) as corresponding concepts.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Does Using the Term *Mainland China* Imply for Taiwan? |url=https://www.us-taiwan.org/resources/what-does-using-the-term-mainland-china-imply-for-taiwan/ |publisher=US Taiwan Business Council |access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref>

But in terms of Hong Kong and Macau, the PRC government refers to itself as "the Central People's Government".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Practice of the 'One Country, Two Systems' Policy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |url=https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/white_paper/2014/08/23/content_281474982986578.htm |publisher=Information Office of the State Council. The People’s Republic of China |access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> In the People's Republic of China, the term {{lang|zh-hans|内地}} (Nèidì, 'inland') is often contrasted with the term {{lang|zh|境外}} ('outside the border') for things outside the mainland region.<ref>{{cite web |title=Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China |url=http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/wgrlh/lhqz/lhqzjjs/201401/t20140121_961580.shtml#:~:text=The%20exit%2Fentry%20administrations%20of,residence%20permits%20with%20the%20duration. |website=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China]] |publisher=Legalisation of Documents |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref> Examples include "Administration of Foreign-funded Banks" ({{lang-zh|t=中華人民共和國外資銀行管理條例|s=中华人民共和国外资银行管理条例|labels=no}}) or the "Measures on Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions" ({{lang-zh|t=外國保險機構駐華代表機構管理辦法|s=外国保险机构驻华代表机构管理办法|labels=no}}).<ref name="LegCo1" />

[[Hainan]] is an island, but is nevertheless commonly considered to be part of the "mainland" politically, because its government, legal and political systems do not differ from the rest of the PRC. Nonetheless, Hainanese people still refer to the geographic mainland as "the mainland" and call its residents "mainlanders".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wenwen.sogou.com/z/q192508057.htm|script-title=zh:海南人为什么喜欢叫外省人叫大陆人？|website=wenwen.sogou.com|access-date=28 October 2018|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307194549/https://wenwen.sogou.com/z/q192508057.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2020}}

Before 1949, the Kinmen and Matsu islands, were jointly governed with the rest of Fujian Province under successive Chinese governments. The two territories are generally considered to belong to the same historical region, Fujian Province, which has been divided since 1949 as a result of the civil war. However, because they are not controlled by the PRC, they are not included as part of "mainland China."

Some platforms like [[Bilibili]] banned the use of the term "mainland China" in their website and classified the behavior in its convention as an illegal act of splitting the country and undermining the integrity of national sovereignty, which violates law. They require that the term should be replaced as "Chinese mainland", "China's mainland" and "the mainland of China".<ref>{{cite web |title=社区公约 - 违法违禁 |url=https://member.bilibili.com/platform/convention/content?index=2-1&navhide=1 |website=Bilibili |language=zh-CN |quote=规范使用与国家形象相关的特定标识、呼号、称谓、用语；例如：“中国大陆”英文翻译请统一使用“Chinese mainland”、“China's mainland”或“the mainland of China”的英文译法，杜绝使用“mainland China”或“Mainland China”的错误译法}}</ref>