Province of China

A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (省 shěng), which is an administrative division of China. Together with municipalities and autonomous regions, provinces make up the first level (known as the province level) of administrative division in Mainland China. The Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are officially considered to be province-level as well, though in reality they have much more autonomy than regular provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities.

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China - Municipalities - Autonomous regions - Mainland China - Special Administrative Region - Hong Kong - Macau

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Theoretically, provinces are also the first level division of the Republic of China on Taiwan, though this role has been greatly diminished.

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Republic of China - Taiwan

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The People's Republic of China currently administers 22 provinces, out of a total of 33 province level divisions, and claims a 23rd province, Taiwan Province. The Republic of China administers the entirety of Taiwan Province, as well as some offshore islands of Fujian province, and two municipalities (Taipei and Kaohsiung).

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People's Republic of China - Taiwan Province - Republic of China - Fujian - Taipei - Kaohsiung

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In the PRC, every province has a Communist Party of China provincial committee, headed by a secretary. The committee secretary is first-in-charge of the province, rather than the governor of the provincial government.

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