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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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"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

"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 have derived from the OeB format, for example LIT from Microsoft and PRC format from Mobipocket.

From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Marie Lebert

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