The People's Republic of China (PRC) was established in 1949 in mainland China, claiming succession from the Republic of China (ROC). However, the succession of the PRC as the state of China was not initially recognized by many states because of Cold War politics and because the ROC continued to exist on the island of Taiwan and other islands, such as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Pratas and Taiping. Despite this situation, the ROC in Taiwan maintained their membership as China in the United Nations, and a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. However, the PRC was granted the seat of China in the United Nations and Security Council in 1971, in place of the ROC whose recognition was withdrawn and the representatives it had sent were expelled as unlawful representatives of China. This was done through the adoption of General Assembly Resolution 2758. s of 2014[ [update]], the PRC exercises sovereignty over mainland China, while the ROC continues to be unrecognized by the United Nations but exercises sovereignty over the Taiwan Area, with both claiming they are the sole legitimate government of both the mainland and Taiwan. The ROC also claims borderlands unclaimed by the PRC, most notably (Outer) Mongolia.