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Republic of China

American  

noun

  1. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the southeast coast of mainland China: under Nationalist control since 1948 but claimed by the People's Republic of China. 13,885 sq. mi. (35,960 sq. km). Taipei.


Republic of China Cultural  
  1. See Taiwan.


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"Two countries in the world retaliated against us: The People's Republic of China and Canada," he told reporters last week.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Sun worked as an illegal agent for the People’s Republic of China, submitting reports to high-level government officials about work he was doing on the government’s behalf, according to a federal sentencing memorandum.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

The work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, along with other funding sources.

From Science Daily Feb. 17, 2026

“Merely cooperating with representatives of the PRC does not make her an agent,” said another Sun attorney Kenneth Abell, of Abell Eskew Landau, referring to the People’s Republic of China.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

He had come to prepare for his departure, with three others, for military training in the People’s Republic of China; we had renewed the contacts that Walter had made back in 1952.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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