Chapter I. General Provisions
Article 1. The Republic of China is a SAN MIN CHU I Republic.
Article 2. The sovereignty of the Republic of China is vested in the whole body of its citizens.
Article 3. Persons having acquired the nationality of the Republic of China are citizens of the Republic of China.
Article 4. The territory of the Republic of China consists of areas originally constituting Kiangsu, Chekiang, Anhwei, Kiangsi, Hupeh, Hunan, Szechwan, Sikang, Hopei, Shantung, Shansi, Honan, Shensi, Kansu, Chinghai, Fukien, Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Yunnan, Kweichow, Liaoning, Kirin, Heilungkiang, Jehol, Chahar, Suiyuan, Ningsia, Sinkiang, Mongolia and Tibet.
The territory of the Republic of China shall not be altered except by resolution of the People's Congress.
Article 5. All races of the Republic of China are component parts of the Chinese Nation and shall be equal.
Article 6. The National Flag of the Republic of China shall have a red background with a blue sky and white sun in the upper left corner.
Article 7. The National Capital of the Republic of China shall be at Nanking.