People's Republic of China

American  

noun

1. a country in East Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Beijing. PRC, P.R.C.

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People's Republic of China ¹ Cultural  

1. The government of China set up in 1949 after the victory of the communist forces of Mao Zedong. The People's Republic ruled the mainland of China, forcing the government of Nationalist China (see also Nationalist China) into exile on the island of Taiwan. For years, many Western nations, especially the United States, refused to recognize the People's Republic as the government of mainland China; instead, they exchanged ambassadors only with Nationalist China. The United States recognized the People's Republic as the government of China in 1979.

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People's Republic of China ² Cultural  

1. The official name for mainland China, which has a communist government.

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Example Sentences

The People's Republic of China has used giant pandas as a gesture of goodwill towards its international allies and competitors since it was founded in 1949.

From BBC

That is the lowest number of births and lowest birthrate reported since records began in 1949, the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

From The Wall Street Journal

“For Iran, the PRC is in a limited way a bit of a lifeline amid all the sanctions,” he said, referring to the People’s Republic of China.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

“They are designed to process massive amounts of data, advancing generative AI and large language models, and accelerating scientific computing. The GPUs are used for both civilian and military applications. These chips are among the most advanced GPUs ever developed, and their export to the People’s Republic of China is strictly prohibited,” the statement said.

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