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  People's Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The PRC asserts the Republic of China to be an illegitimate and supplanted entity and administratively categorizes Taiwan as the 23rd province of the PRC.
The PRC is often under criticism from Western governments and NGOs concerning lengthy detention without trial, forced confessions, torture, and mistreatment of prisoners as well as severe restrictions on freedoms of speech, the press, assembly, association, religion, and workers' rights, as being violations of their definition of human rights.
In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council; it is also considered a founding member although the PRC was not in control at the founding of the UN.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/People's_Republic_of_China   (6081 words)

  
 PRC (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.prc is a file extension for a type of eBooks.
This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title.
If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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 China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The PRC does not recognize the ROC, as it claims to have succeeded the ROC as the legitimate governing authority of all of China including Taiwan.
The PRC has historically resisted the ROC's identification of itself as Taiwan, especially in light of the movement supported by residents of Taiwan and others who advocate Taiwan's identity as an independent political entity.
As a response to the problems this is causing, the government of the PRC has enacted a birth control policy, commonly known as the One-child policy.
www.donob.com /encyclopedia/China   (5850 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/People's Republic of China
The PRC is sometimes also referred to as "Red China", especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the association between the color red and communism.
Main article: People's Liberation ArmyThe PRC maintains the largest standing army in the world, although there is a general belief both within the PLA and among outside observers that numbers are of limited usefulness in estimating the power of a military.
The PRC, despite possession of nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is widely seen both inside of China and on the outside as having only limited ability to project military power beyond its borders and is not generally considered to be a true superpower although it is widely seen as a major regional power.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/ISO_3166-1:CN   (4722 words)

  
 People's Republic of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Although it is often termed a Communist state in the West, the PRC has considerably Privatization its economy in the past three decades but retains significant political control of the economy especially in the remaining State-owned enterprise and the Bank sector.
The PRC is sometimes also referred to as "Red China" for a similar distinction, especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the association between the color Red and Communism.
In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ; it is also considered a founding member although the PRC was not in control at the founding of the UN.
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 cars - People's Republic of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The term "mainland China" is sometimes used to denote the part of China under PRC's rule (usually excluding the two Special Administrative Regions, Hong Kong and Macau), and the PRC is sometimes also referred to as "Red China," especially by its political opponents and critics.
In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
The PRC government is attempting to mitigate this problem by emphasizing the worth of women and has gone so far as to prohibit medical providers from disclosing to parents the sex of an expected baby.
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 People's Republic of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The PRC refers to the period of its rule as New China (新中国) whenever it contrasts itself with the Republic of China period in mainland China before 1949.
The PRC is also rapidly improving and ugrading its armoured forces by upgrading their electronics and targeting capabilities.
The PRC military represents the only serious conventional threat to the military of the U.S. and with every passing year the PRC comes closer to constraining the options of the U.S. in the Orient.
www.punweb.com /article/People's_Republic_of_China   (5905 words)

  
 PRC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council; it is also considered a founding member although the PRC was not in control at the founding of the UN.
The PRC maintains the largest standing army in the world, although there is a general belief both within the PLA and among outside observers that numbers are of limited usefulness in estimating the power of a military.
The PRC controls much of eastern Asia areas in peach while the ROC consists of a few yellow-shaded islands including Taiwan.
www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=PRC   (4942 words)

  
 People's Republic of China: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The People's Republic of China (PRC) is a state that comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China (China: A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world).
The PRC is sometimes also referred to as "Red China," especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the association between the colour red and communism (communism: A political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society).
Claimed by the PRC, but administered by the Republic of China *Taiwan (Taiwan: A government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong) (台湾) (disputed (disputed: the political status of taiwan is controversial over questions about whether taiwan should...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/peoples_republic_of_china   (5764 words)

  
 Talk:China - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The PRC's version of the one China policy explicitly states that "there is one China" AND that "China is the PRC", so from the PRC point of view it was the UN (as well as the USA, Japan, etc...) that was breaking the policy from 1949 to 1971, not the PRC.
To the PRC, Mongolia seceded from the ROC in the 1920's, so it's not even part of the picture; also, the PRC's view is that it has already replaced the ROC in 1949, so it is the only successor state to the ROC.
In other words, the PRC does not regard the ROC after 1949 as the true ROC at all, but as an illegal, separatist regime claiming to be the "ROC" and claiming to be legitimate.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Talk:China   (4751 words)

  
 Talk:People's_Republic_of_China - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The PRC claims sovereignty over but does not administer the zone of control the Republic of China (ROC), which includes Taiwan Island, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and Matsu, all of which it considers as the complete and indivisible country of China.
The PRC is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, most of whom are classified as the Han Chinese ethnicity.
The PRC is sometimes also referred to as "Red China," especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the association between the colour red and communism.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Talk:People's_Republic_of_China   (11552 words)

  
 People's Republic of China - Balkans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The term "mainland China" is sometimes used to denote the part of China under PRC's rule (usually excluding the two Special Administrative Regions, Hong Kong and Macau).
The PRC is sometimes also referred to as "Red China," especially by its political opponents and critics.
The PRC, despite possession of advanced nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is widely seen both inside of China and on the outside as having only limited ability to project military power beyond its borders and is not generally considered to be a superpower although it is widely seen as a major regional power.
www.balkans.eu.com /wiki/index.php?title=People's_Republic_of_China   (3522 words)

  
 PRC - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Prestige Class in the Dungeons and Dragons RPG.
disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=PRC   (48 words)

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