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China, [i] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), [j] is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population.
The name New China has been frequently applied to China by the Chinese Communist Party as a positive political and social term contrasting pre-1949 China (the establishment of the PRC) and the new name of the socialist state, Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (in the older postal romanization, Chunghwa Jenmin Konghokuo), or the "People's ...
(alternative official name since 2005) [1] Republic of China/中華民國 (official), Chunghwa Minkuo (official, in postal romanization), Taiwan a 臺灣/台灣 (Táiwān) (common), ROC (initialism), Chinese Taipei/中華台北 (Zhōnghuá Táiběi) (international designation), Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu ...
The People's Republic of China is the most extensive country in East Asia and the third most extensive country in the world. [ 1 ] [ note 1 ] With a population of over 1,400,000,000, it is the second most populous country in the world .
The full name of China in ISO 3166 is the People's Republic of China [1] (PRC). Yet China is de facto divided into the PRC and the Republic of China (Taiwan) with limited recognition.
China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country. (Full article...
During the 1990s and 2000s, Chinese consumers poured their money into property—so much so that about 70% of the country’s household wealth is stored in their homes.
Common name China: Taiwan (present) China (historical) Date of establishment 1 August 1927. 7 November 1931. 1 October 1949: 1 January 1912: Effective jurisdiction