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{{movenotice|China|Talk:China#Requested move}} {{Wiktionary|China|china|čhína}}
''']''', officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.
{{Wiktionary|China|china}}

''']''' is a large nation, geographical area, and civilization extending over much of East Asia.


'''China''' may also refer to: '''China''' may also refer to:
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==East Asia== == Places ==
=== China-related regions, polities, and concepts ===
{{See also|Names of China}}
* ], the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China
* ]
* ], a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
* ]
* ] (PRC), a state founded in 1949 and currently governing Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau * ], the geopolitical area directly controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau
* Republic of China, now more commonly known as ]
* ] (ROC), a state founded in mainland China in 1912 and relocated in 1949 to ], currently governing Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Islands, the Pratas island group, and some nearby islands
** ], the sovereign state based in mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
* ], a term that refers to the geographical area of China excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and the island of Taiwan and nearby islands governed by the ROC
** ], the geographical territory under the ''de facto'' control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands
* ], also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", the core part of China during the Qing dynasty
* ], the various historical Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese regimes that subscribed to various forms of Chinese cultural and political identity
* ], a short-lived monarchy established by Yuan Shikai


=== United States ===
==Southeast Asia==
* ]
* Former Buginese lost kingdom of ''Cina'' in South Sulawesi, pronounced ''Cheena'', absorbed by ] kingdom.
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==Ceramics== ===Elsewhere===
* ], a town in Japan
* ] are sometimes referred to as "china".
* ], a municipality in Mexico
* ] is sometimes referred to as "china".
* ]
* ], a type of high-temperature fired ], is often referred to as "china" or "fine china".
* ], a beach on Vancouver Island, Canada


==Other place names== ==Film and television==
* ], a film by John Farrow
*], Japan
* ], an episode of ''The Office''
*], Mexico
* '']'', a show on Adult Swim


== Music ==
;United States
* ], a hard rock band from Switzerland
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*] ** ]
* ] (1979)
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* ] (2018)
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;Canada
*China Hat, an older name for ], Canada
*], British Columbia, Canada

==People==
* ], a British actress
* ], a British novelist
* ] (aka Chyna Doll), a pseudonym for Joanie Laurer (born 1969), an American actress and former professional wrestler
* ], American singer and actress, member of Wilson Phillips, daughter of The Mamas & the Papas' band members John and Michelle Phillips
* ], a Brazilian footballer known as China
* ] (b. 1939), a Brazilian footballer known as China who played at the 1960 Summer Olympics
* ], a Brazilian footballer known as China
* Ademir Ueta, a Brazilian footballer known as China who played in the 1968 Copa Libertadores

==In music==
* ], a 1979 album by Greek artist Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, also known as Vangelis
* ], a type of accent cymbal * ], a type of accent cymbal
* ], a record label * ], a record label
* ], a song by Red Rockers
* ], a song by Tori Amos


==People==
==In Indian literature==
===Football===
* ]
* ], born ''José Gonçalves da Silva'', Brazilian football forward
* ]
* ] born ''José Ricardo da Silva'', Brazilian striker
* ]
* ], born ''Ademir Ueta'', Brazilian football forward
* ] born ''Henrique Valmir da Conceição'', Brazilian defensive midfielder
* ] born ''Carlos Alberto Gomes Kao Yien'', Brazilian rightback
* ] born ''Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva'', Brazilian rightback
* ] born ''João Pedro dos Santos Gonçalves'', Portuguese leftback
* ], born ''Rogerio Alves dos Santos'', Brazilian football striker


==Other uses== == Other uses ==
* ], a genus of grasshopper
* ] or porcelain
* ], a schooner destroyed in 1883
* ], a national racing team from China
* ], an asteroid * ], an asteroid
* ], launched 1862, renamed ''China'' in the Lay-Osborn Flotilla
* ], in California
* ], a British hospital ship in World War I
* China, meaning ] in Puerto Rican Spanish
* '']'', a plant species
* Short for "china plate" which is a ] for 'mate' (friend).
* ], a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature

==People with the name==
* ] (born 1971), British motor specialist
* ], British entomologist (heteropterist)
* ] (born 1974), English actress
* ] (born 1971), American actress
* ] (1929–2016), fashion model and editor
* ] (born 1998), American actress and singer
* ] (born 1972), British novelist
* ] (born 1978), American singer and television host living in Paris
* ] (1922–2014), Uruguayan actress
* ] (born 1980), American convicted killer


== See also == == See also ==
* ]
* ], sometimes referred to as "Little China"
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* ], a region in modern Vietnam
* ], a peninsula in Southeast Asia
* ], given name and surname, including a list of people with the name
* Cina, a former kingdom absorbed by ] in Indonesia
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* {{intitle|China}} * {{intitle|China}}


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Latest revision as of 00:21, 2 January 2025

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

China may also refer to:

Places

China-related regions, polities, and concepts

  • Dynasties of China, the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China
  • Greater China, a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
  • Mainland China, the geopolitical area directly controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau
  • Republic of China, now more commonly known as Taiwan
    • Republic of China (1912–1949), the sovereign state based in mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
    • Taiwan Area, the geographical territory under the de facto control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands
  • China proper, also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", the core part of China during the Qing dynasty
  • Little China (ideology), the various historical Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese regimes that subscribed to various forms of Chinese cultural and political identity
  • Empire of China (1915–1916), a short-lived monarchy established by Yuan Shikai

United States

Elsewhere

Film and television

Music

People

Football

Other uses

People with the name

See also

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