Rule 1 of making maps, don’t use Blue for anything that isn’t water.

Imagine if Hokkaido and Kyushu were an independent nation, with the rest of Japan between them. It would be a political, military, and international relations nightmare to try an administer the mess that would be.

Only that the RoC had no chance in hell to hold onto Hainan. A good chunk of it was under control of the CPC at literally all times. Even during the Long March and japanese occupation of the island.

They should rename imaginary maps to cope maps.