Provinces o Cheenae
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In the context o Cheenese govrenment, a province (sheng), formally provincial level diveesion, is the heichest-level admeenistrative diveesion. The Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (FRC) currently admeenisters 33 sic diveesions, classifeed as 22 provinces, fower municipalities, five autonomous regions an twa special admeenistrative regions.[1]
Additionally, the PRC claims sovereignty ower Taiwan Province, but syne the Cheenese Ceevil War endit in 1949 this aurie haes been admeenistered bi the Republic o Cheenae (ROC) unner a province o the same name. The ROC admeenisters some affshore islands includin Quemoy/Kinmen (Jinmen) an Matsu (Mazu) an aw, which form Fujian Province, ROC. Thir wur pairt o an oreeginally unifeed Fujian province, which syne 1949 haes been dividit atween the FRC an ROC.
In the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, ivery province haes a Communist Pairty o Cheenae provincial committee, heidit bi a secretary beside the twa special admeenistrative regions. The committee secretary is in chairge o the province, rather than the govrenor o the provincial govrenment.