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Communist China

American  

noun

Informal.
  1. People's Republic of China.


Communist China British  

noun

  1. another name for (the People's Republic of) China

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The first leader of Communist China to visit the United States, Deng had arrived the previous evening, to light snow and a welcome by the US vice-president, the secretary of state and their spouses.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

On the Taiwan Strait island of Kinmen, a tank lodged in the sand is one marker of the last battle Taiwan fought with Communist China.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2024

“Ever since I fled Communist China and went to the United States and became naturalized in 1962, my identity has always been American, and nothing else,” he said.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023

China previously embraced Trudeau in part because of his father, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who in 1970 became one of the first Western leaders to establish diplomatic relations with Communist China.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

In 1970 Albania continued as the only European ally of Communist China.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane