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PRC

American  
  1. People's Republic of China. Also P.R.C.

  2. Postal Rate Commission.


PRC British  

abbreviation

  1. People's Republic of China

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"The longer the activity gap persists, the more concerned I will be about broader implications, but I have not seen any indications that the PRC is preparing for any major kinetic action," Lewis told AFP.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

Ms. Kwok’s experience also points to an undertold part of PRC coercion: hostage-taking through detentions and exit bans.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

“Now, at the age of 65, Mr. Sun has pleaded guilty to agreeing to act as an agent of the PRC without registering with the Attorney General.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

"When you trawl Chinese diaspora sites in Cambodia, where the wisdom of relocating to Palau is sometimes debated, the criminals themselves are drawn by the lack of PRC diplomatic presence there," said ANU's Graeme Smith.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2025

Since 2000, most ebook formats were derived from - or are compatible with the OeB format, for example the PRC format from Mobipocket or the LIT format from Microsoft.

From A Short History of EBooks by Lebert, Marie

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