Editing Chinese unification (section)

=== Taiwan and Penghu ===
Officially, the PRC traces Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan Island, allegedly historically known by the Chinese as "Liuqiu" (which is closely related to the name of the modern [[Japan]]ese [[Ryukyu Islands]]), back to roughly around the 3rd century CE ([[Timeline of Taiwanese history#3rd century|specifically the year 230 CE]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/ljzg_665465/3568_665529/t17798.shtml|title=What is the reason for saying "Taiwan is an inalienable part of China"?|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|access-date=10 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404171505/https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/ljzg_665465/3568_665529/t17798.shtml|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> However, most [[Western world|Western]] sources trace Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan Island back to either 1661–1662 CE (the year(s) when [[Koxinga]] established the [[Kingdom of Tungning]] in [[Tainan|southwestern Taiwan]]) or 1683 CE (the year when the Qing dynasty absorbed the Kingdom of Tungning into its territory and subsequently lay claim to the entire island).<ref>{{Cite news |title=China and Taiwan: A really simple guide |work=BBC News |date=12 January 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59900139 |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901081319/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59900139 |url-status=live }}</ref>