Editing Mainland China (section)

==== Inland China ====
On 30 December 1954, the [[Supreme People's Court|Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China]] addressed a marital issue between a spouse residing in Inland and another residing in Hong Kong or Macau. The court used the term "Inland" in its official response, "Reply of the Supreme People's Court Regarding the Handling Opinions on Marital Issues with One Spouse Residing in Inland and the Other in Hong Kong or Macau." This terminology arose from a divorce case between a person from Hong Kong and another from Zhoushan.<ref name="法规C12">{{cite web |author=[[最高人民法院审判委员会]] |title=最高人民法院关于配偶一方居住内地一方居住港澳婚姻问题的处理意见的复函 |url=http://www.people.com.cn/item/flfgk/gwyfg/1954/113718195401.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023133418/http://www.people.com.cn/item/flfgk/gwyfg/1954/113718195401.html |archive-date=23 October 2018 |access-date=23 October 2018 |website=人民网法律法规库 |language=zh-CN |location=北京 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 6 December 1984, in a reply by the Supreme People's Court titled "Reply of the Supreme People's Court on the Issue of Whether Civil Cases Involving Hong Kong and Macau Compatriots Holding '[[British National (Overseas) passport|British National Overseas Passports]]' Issued by the Hong Kong British Authorities and Identity Cards Issued by the Macau Portuguese Authorities in Inland Chinese People’s Courts Should Be Treated as Foreign-Related Cases," it was pointed out that holders of such documents are considered Chinese citizens, not recognizing them as having British or Portuguese nationality; hence their civil cases in Inland Chinese courts should not be treated as foreign-related cases.<ref name="法规C22">{{cite web |author=[[最高人民法院审判委员会]] |title=最高人民法院关于港澳同胞持有"英国属土公民护照"和澳葡当局所发身份证在内地人民法院起诉、应诉的民事案件，是否作为涉外案件问题的批复 |url=http://www.law-lib.com/law/law_view.asp?id=3026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702081948/http://www.law-lib.com/law/law_view.asp?id=3026 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |access-date=23 October 2018 |website=法律图书馆 |language=zh-CN |url-status=live |location=北京}}</ref>

On 30 June 2012, the Eleventh National People's Congress passed Article 89 of the "Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China," which states: "Exiting refers to traveling from Inland China to other countries or regions, from Inland China to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region, or from the [[Mainland China]] to the Taiwan region".<ref name="法规C3甲2">{{cite web |title=中华人民共和国出境入境管理法 |url=http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254998/c3912522/content.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006162933/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254998/c3912522/content.html |archive-date=6 October 2018 |access-date=23 October 2018 |website=[[国家移民管理局]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> This law symmetrically aligns "Inland China" with the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions,<ref name="法规C3甲3">{{cite web |title=中华人民共和国出境入境管理法 |url=http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254998/c3912522/content.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006162933/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254998/c3912522/content.html |archive-date=6 October 2018 |access-date=23 October 2018 |website=[[国家移民管理局]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> and in English versions, both are uniformly translated as "Chinese Mainland".<ref name="法规C3乙2">{{cite web |title=《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》英文版 |url=http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254998/c4221559/content.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006172908/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254998/c4221559/content.html |archive-date=6 October 2018 |access-date=6 October 2018 |website=国家移民管理局 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Additionally, the term "Inland residents" is commonly used in contexts related to immigration control, tourism, and marriage, such as individual travel from Hong Kong and Macau, and [[Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Resident|Inland Travel Permits]] for Hong Kong and Macau residents.<ref name="2020covid2">{{cite news |author=[[国家移民管理局]] |date=3 February 2020 |title=中华人民共和国出入境管理局调整疫情防控期间内地居民往来港澳地区出入境管理政策措施 |url=http://www.locpg.gov.cn/jsdt/2020-02/03/c_1210460190.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204062630/http://www.locpg.gov.cn/jsdt/2020-02/03/c_1210460190.htm |archive-date=4 February 2020 |accessdate=20 February 2021 |quote=要求各地执行[[2019冠状病毒病中国大陆疫情|新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情]]防控期间[...]，[[春节]]假期结束后，自上班日起，全国公安机关出入境管理部门暂停受理、审批、签发内地居民赴港澳旅游签注（含团队旅游、个人旅游、深圳“[[一周一行]]”）}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2001 |title=内地居民往来港澳地区 |url=http://www.gd.xinhuanet.com/web/gdga/churujing/ga1c.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030925205421/http://www.gd.xinhuanet.com/web/gdga/churujing/ga1c.htm |archivedate=25 September 2003 |accessdate=20 February 2021 |newspaper=新华广东公安网 |publisher=[[新华社]]广东分社网络中心、[[广东省交通厅]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 April 2020 |title=内地居民前往港澳定居办事指南 |url=http://gaj.dg.gov.cn/jzfl/crjglzd/bszn/content/post_3029247.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516034313/http://gaj.dg.gov.cn/jzfl/crjglzd/bszn/content/post_3029247.html |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=20 February 2021 |publisher=东莞市公安局}}<!---https://archive.today/FKAKR---></ref><ref>{{cite web |date=13 May 2019 |title=已开办内地居民个人赴港澳地区旅游城市 |url=https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741445/n741604/n741653/c906200/content.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516034321/https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741445/n741604/n741653/c906200/content.html |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=[[国家移民管理局]]}}<!---https://archive.today/SzfXx---></ref>