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- proper noun Official name of the country popularly known as
China , as opposed to theRepublic of China . AbbreviatedPRC .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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Examples
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It is easy for us to forget that the People's Republic of China is a repressive, totalitarian government.
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The People's Republic of China is the largest developing country in the world.
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"The government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China," he reiterated.
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The People's Republic of China is a growing political and economic power, both in the Asian region and globally.
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We have a very clear policy, and that is that the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1995
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HBMK is the sole shareholder of Hubei Minkang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China, which is a modern pharmaceutical enterprise that produces and markets Traditional Chinese Medicines and some chemical pharmaceuticals in China as well as markets its products to the US, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong among other countries.
unknown title 2011
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Whereas a century ago 'the Middle Kingdom' was the victim of European exploitation and drug trafficking, and within the memory of some, was being invaded by Japan, what is now the People's Republic of China is a creditor nation, a major would-be investor in Canada's natural resources and a threat to the effectiveness of the U.N. Barak Obama faced reported "rude behaviour" from Chinese officials at the Copenhagen climate summit.
Orangeville Citizen 2010
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Whereas a century ago 'the Middle Kingdom' was the victim of European exploitation and drug trafficking, and within the memory of some, was being invaded by Japan, what is now the People's Republic of China is a creditor nation, a major would-be investor in Canada's natural resources and a threat to the effectiveness of the U.N. Barak Obama faced reported "rude behaviour" from Chinese officials at the Copenhagen climate summit.
Orangeville Citizen 2010
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Does David Cameron really believe that the People's Republic of China is a threat to the United Kingdom?
British Blogs Neil Clark 2010
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Although not sarcasm, stories that Liverpool Football Club is on the verge of being bought by the People's Republic of China is another example of people saying one thing when quite the opposite is true.
Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2010
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