Editing Taiwan Relations Act (section)

===Definition of Taiwan===
The act does not recognize the terminology of "Republic of China" after 1 January 1979, but uses the terminology of "governing authorities on Taiwan". Geographically speaking and following the similar content in the earlier [[Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty|defense treaty]] from 1955, it defines the term "Taiwan" to include, as the context may require, the [[island of Taiwan]] (the main Island) and the [[Pescadores]] (Penghu). Of [[List of islands of Taiwan|the other islands or archipelagos]] under the control of the Republic of China, [[Kinmen]], the [[Matsu Islands|Matsu]]s, etc., are left outside the definition of Taiwan.<ref>{{cite report | author = 陳鴻瑜 | title = 台灣法律地位之演變（1973-2005） | url = http://tkuir.lib.tku.edu.tw:8080/dspace/bitstream/987654321/7928/1/962414H032006.pdf | publisher = 淡江大學東南亞研究所 | location = [[臺北縣]] | date = July 20, 2008 | page = 9 | quote = 對於台灣的定義是規定在第十五條第二款：「台灣一詞：包括台灣島及澎湖群島，這些島上的居民，依據此等島所實施的法律而成立的公司或其他法人，以及1979年1月1日前美國所承認為中華民國的台灣統治當局與任何繼位統治當局（包括其政治與執政機構。）」從而可知，台灣關係法所規範的台灣只包括台灣和澎湖群島，並不包括金門、馬祖等外島。}}</ref><!-- {{citation needed span|Also any area claimed by the authorities, but not under their control, is without mention.|date=August 2019|reason=Citation of a legal analysis of the Taiwan Relations Act is needed to confirm these conclusions. For instance, what about Green Island, Taiwan and Orchid Island? They aren't part of the Pescadores. Some kind of citation is needed from legal experts.}}-->