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mainland China

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noun

  1. the People's Republic of China, as distinguished from Taiwan.


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These likely offset a high base for Prudential PLC’s mainland China segment, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Much of the plan is oriented around cementing the territory’s economic ties with mainland China, through a raft of commercial and educational programs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hong Kong's Five-Year Plan also aims to speed up development of the Northern Metropolis -- a development project to build a massive tech hub near the border with mainland China.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

When he returned to mainland China, he was questioned by state security police.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Their languages are of course much more numerous than the eight dominant Chinese languages of mainland China, but are no more diverse.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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