China

Also known as Cathay, Chunghwa, Zhongguo, Chung-kuo, Zhonghua, Chung-hua, Sinae, Flowery Kingdom

cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia; mostly refers to the People's Republic of China in political situation and rarely refers to the Republic of China

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China is a large East Asian nation and ancient civilization that today primarily refers to the People's Republic of China in modern political contexts. It matters globally because of its enormous population, economic influence, and role in international affairs.

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Instance of: state
Has part: Chinese Empire
Named after: Chengdu
Demonym: chinas
Continent: Asia
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Image: Countries that uses Zhongguo to refer China.png
Said to be same as: Greater China

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has contributing factor: pan-nationalism
topic's main category: Category:China
Commons category: China
Commons gallery: 中国 / 中國
history of topic: history of China
different from: Chinese Empire
topic has template: Template:China topics
category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of China
partially coincident with: Chinese civilization
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:China
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in China

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Encyclopedic overview

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.

China may also refer to:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “China” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

China

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