scouting organisations have been banned in people's republic of china. they have been replaced by young pioneers of china and communist youth league of china. these organisations are a bit similar to scouts, but without the international brotherhood and the peace mission. there is a scout association in hong kong and one in macau. hong kong and macau are special autonomous regions of the people's republic of china, so the scout associations there are still allowed to exist. in the republic of china (taiwan) scouting was never banned.