cre asing ly , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁an ▁official ▁context ▁within ▁main land ▁China , ▁for ▁example ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁separate ▁jud icial ▁and ▁custom s ▁juris dict ions ▁of ▁main land ▁China ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Mac au ▁and ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁Ne idi ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁X in ji ang ▁and ▁Tib et ▁to ▁distinguish ▁the ▁eastern ▁provinces ▁of ▁China ▁from ▁the ▁minor ity - pop ulated , ▁autonom ous ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁Official ▁names ▁ ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁▁ ▁The ▁name ▁New ▁China ▁has ▁been ▁frequently ▁applied ▁to ▁China ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁as ▁a ▁positive ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁term ▁contrast ing ▁pre - 1 9 4 9 ▁China ▁( the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁P RC ) ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁social ist ▁state , ▁which ▁eventually ▁became ▁Zh ō ng hu á ▁R én m ín ▁G ò ng h ég u ó ▁( see ▁below ), ▁known ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁the ▁" Pe ople ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ". ▁This ▁term ▁is ▁also ▁sometimes ▁used ▁by ▁writers ▁outside ▁main land ▁China . ▁The ▁P RC ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁many ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁as ▁" Comm un ist ▁China " ▁or ▁" Red ▁China " ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁which ▁is ▁commonly ▁called ▁" T ai wan ", ▁" National ist ▁China " ▁or ▁" Free ▁China