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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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Zhang and the other person, identified in court records as PRC Official 2, allegedly met in June 2025 in China, when, Holt said, they discussed a “U.S. house.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Who was the one who really established the PRC? It must be Mao."

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 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

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

From Booknology: The eBook (1971-2010) by Marie Lebert

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