Special Administrative Region
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| Province level |
| Provinces |
| Autonomous regions |
| Municipalities |
| Special Administrative Regions |
| Prefecture level |
| Prefectures |
| Autonomous prefectures |
| Prefecture-level cities |
| (incl. Sub-provincial cities) |
| Leagues |
| County level |
| Districts |
| Counties |
| Autonomous counties |
| County-level cities |
| (incl. Sub-prefecture-level cities) |
| Banners |
| Autonomous banners |
| Township level |
| District public offices |
| Townships |
| Ethnic townships |
| Towns |
| Subdistricts |
| Sumu |
| Ethnic sumu |
A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tè bié xíng zhèng qū) is a political subdivision of the People's Republic of China. The PRC at present has two SARs, Hong Kong and Macau, where each has a Chief Executive as head of government.
Article 31 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China authorizes the National People's Congress to create special administrative regions and to create a Basic Law which provides those regions with a high degree of autonomy, a separate political system and a capitalist economy under the principle of "One country, two systems" proposed by Deng Xiaoping.
The PRC has offered Taiwan a similar status to that of an SAR if it accepts mainland rule; however the Republic of China government refuses to accept the offer, and most polls indicate that only around 10% of the Taiwanese electorate support it.
See also
- Political divisions of China
- Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- Chief Executive of Macau
- Special Economic Zone
- Special Administrative Regions of North Korea
de:Sonderverwaltungszone
fr:Région administrative spéciale
zh-cn:特别行政区
zh-tw:特別行政區
