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Into the 21st-century, [[political status of Taiwan|Taiwan's political status]] is ambiguous. [[China]] claims it is a [[Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China|province]] of the People's Republic of China (PRC), whereas the [[Tsai Ing-wen]] administration of Taiwan maintains that Taiwan is already an independent country as the [[Taiwan|Republic of China (ROC)]] and thus does not have to push for any sort of formal independence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nachmann |first1=Lev |title=No, Taiwan's President Isn't 'Pro-Independence' |url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/no-taiwans-president-isnt-pro-independence/ |website=The Diplomat |publisher=James Pach |access-date=27 July 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028135206/https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/no-taiwans-president-isnt-pro-independence/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As such, the ROC consisting of [[Free area of the Republic of China|Taiwan and other islands under its control]] already [[Foreign relations of Taiwan|conducts official diplomatic relations with and is recognized by]] 12 [[member states of the United Nations]] and the [[Holy See]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/content_5.php|title=FOREIGN AFFAIRS|date=15 November 2019|website=Taiwan (official website)|url-status=live|access-date=16 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115154200/https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/content_5.php|archive-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>