P.R.C (People's Republic of China): The People's Republic of China.

The People's Republic of China, referred to as "China", was founded on October 1, 1949. It is located in eastern Asia and the west coast of the Pacific. It is a people's democracy led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants. dictatorial socialist country.

With the five-star red flag as the national flag, "March of the Volunteers" as the national anthem, the national emblem contains the national flag, Tiananmen Square, gears and wheat ears, and the common language and characters are Mandarin and standardized Chinese characters. The capital city is Beijing, which is a country with the Han nationality as the majority. It is a unified multi-ethnic country composed of the main body and 56 ethnic groups.

China’s land area is about 9.6 million square kilometers, its eastern and southern continental coastlines are more than 18,000 kilometers, and its inland and coastal waters cover more than 4.7 million square kilometers.

There are more than 7,600 large and small islands distributed in the sea area, of which Taiwan Island is the largest, covering an area of ??35,798 square kilometers. China borders 14 countries and has maritime neighbors with 8 countries. Provincial-level administrative divisions include 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions.

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China has a long military history. Most of the dynasty changes in Chinese history were caused by large-scale wars. Before the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese Empire had the most powerful military in the world for three thousand years. Even when the Shang Dynasty was destroyed, it still had 300,000 regular troops (who were performing combat missions in the south at the time). There were constant civil unrest and uprisings in history.

There are constant conflicts between China and surrounding ethnic minorities, especially the northern nomads. Since the Opium War, China's backward military power has been unable to resist the powerful ships and artillery of the Western powers. During the Qing government's rule, almost all wars between China and Western powers ended in failure.

There was only one exception, that is, the Sino-French war, which also forced the collapse of the French cabinet. However, in the end, France "overcame the enemy" and gained suzerainty over Vietnam. It also allowed China to open its southwest ports and allow France to enter the southwest. Area road construction.

Since the late Qing Dynasty, China’s military began to imitate the West. Since the late nineteenth century, Japan, as an emerging industrial country, has invaded China on a large scale.

With the help of the United States and other allies, China finally won victory in the East Asian battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War, the Sino-Japanese War. What followed was a four-year civil war between the Kuomintang and Kuomintang. As a result, the Communist Party of China gained leadership over most of China and established the People's Republic of China. The Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan.

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia - China (one of the four ancient civilizations in the world)

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia - The People's Republic of China