Editing One China (section)

=== Policy position in the ROC ===
{{See also|Taiwan Province|Free area of the Republic of China}}
Chiang Kai-shek held the view that there was One China that should be united under the government of the Republic of China; his adversary Mao praised him for rejecting the idea of 'two Chinas,' stating that Chiang "dared to defy the U.S. policy for 'two Chinas' in front of [John Foster] [[John Foster Dulles|Dulles]], proving that he is still a great nationalist."<ref name=":92">{{Cite book |last1=Marquis |first1=Christopher |url= |title=Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise |last2=Qiao |first2=Kunyuan |date=2022 |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=978-0-300-26883-6 |location=New Haven |doi=10.2307/j.ctv3006z6k |jstor=j.ctv3006z6k |oclc=1348572572 |author-link=Christopher Marquis |s2cid=253067190}}</ref>{{Rp|page=43}}

On 1 August 1992, the ROC's [[National Unification Council]] passed the "Definition of One China Resolution", stating: "The two sides of the Taiwan Strait uphold the One China principle, but the interpretations of the two sides are different ... Our side believes that one China should mean the Republic of China, established in 1912 and existing today, and its sovereignty extends throughout China, but its current governing authority is only over Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matzu. Admittedly, Taiwan is part of China, but the mainland is also a part of China."<ref name=":Chen">{{Cite book |last=Chen |first=Dean P. |title=China under Xi Jinping: A New Assessment |publisher=[[Leiden University Press]] |year=2024 |isbn=9789087284411 |editor-last=Fang |editor-first=Qiang |chapter=Xi Jinping and the Derailment of the KMT-CCP "1992 Consensus" |editor-last2=Li |editor-first2=Xiaobing}}</ref>{{Rp|page=229}} This resolution provided the basis for quasi-governmental talks between the ROC's [[Straits Exchange Foundation|Strait Exchange Foundation]] (SEF) and the PRC's [[Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits]] (ARATS).<ref name=":Chen" />{{Rp|page=229}}

During these discussions, SEF stated that "each side expresses its own interpretation verbally in order to solve this sticky problem of [one China] and thereby reaffirmed the August 1st NUC resolution as SEF's interpretation of one China."<ref name=":Chen" />{{Rp|page=229}} ARATS agreed to expressing these interpretations verbally and stated that "both sides of the strait uphold the principle of one China, and actively seek national unification, but the political interpretation of the one China will not be referred to in the cross-strait negotiations on functional issues."<ref name=":Chen" />{{Rp|pages=229-230}} This position later became known as the [[1992 Consensus]], a phrase coined in early 2000 by [[Su Chi]].<ref name=":Chen" />{{Rp|page=230}} 

There is significant difference on Taiwan regarding recognition and understanding of the One-China principle. The Pan-Blue Coalition parties, led by the Kuomintang, generally accept the One-China principle. In particular, former [[President of the Republic of China|president]] [[Ma Ying-jeou]] has stated that "One China is the Republic of China".<ref>{{cite web |title=President Ma holds press conference to discuss '1992 Consensus' |url=https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/3729 |website=Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan) |access-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530120919/https://english.president.gov.tw/NEWS/3729 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |date=28 Aug 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The [[Pan-Green Coalition]] parties, led by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), do not accept the policy and view Taiwan as a country separate from China.  Former DPP president [[Chen Shui-bian]] believes the 1992 Consensus forsakes Taiwan's national sovereignty, effectively ceding it to the PRC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beijing's 'one China' |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jul/3/beijings-one-china/ |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=[[The Washington Times]] |date=3 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109133245/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jul/3/beijings-one-china/ |archive-date=9 Nov 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>  President [[Tsai Ing-wen]] rejected the 1992 Consensus categorically in 2019.<ref name="Horton">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/world/asia/taiwan-xi-jinping-tsai-ing-wen.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 5, 2019|last=Horton|first=Chris|title=Taiwan's President, Defying Xi Jinping, Calls Unification Offer 'Impossible'|access-date=January 18, 2019|archive-date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704104654/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/world/asia/taiwan-xi-jinping-tsai-ing-wen.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

When the ROC established diplomatic relations with [[Kiribati]] in 2003, it did not require that Kiribati sever relations with the PRC.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Melody |title=Taiwan forges diplomatic ties with Kiribati |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/11/08/2003075024 |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=8 Nov 2003}}</ref>  However, the PRC did not accept dual recognition and severed ties with Kiribati as a result.<ref>{{cite news |title=China severs diplomatic ties with Kiribati |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-11-29/china-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-kiribati/97836 |access-date=15 February 2024 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 Nov 2003}}</ref>  In 2024, the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had no preconditions for maintaining diplomatic relations with other countries, in particular that it was not opposed to simultaneous recognition of the ROC and PRC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yeh |first1=Joseph |title=Taiwan has no preconditions for foreign exchanges: MOFA |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202402150005 |website=Focus Taiwan |date=15 February 2024 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>

The ROC does not recognize or stamp PRC passports. Instead, mainland Chinese residents visiting Taiwan and other territory under ROC jurisdiction must use an [[Exit & Entry Permit (Republic of China)|Exit and Entry Permit]] issued by the ROC authorities.