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PRC

American  
  1. People's Republic of China. Also P.R.C.

  2. Postal Rate Commission.


PRC British  

abbreviation

  1. People's Republic of China

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“Now, at the age of 65, Mr. Sun has pleaded guilty to agreeing to act as an agent of the PRC without registering with the Attorney General.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

His father Zhang Zongxun is considered a "founding general" of the PRC.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

“For Iran, the PRC is in a limited way a bit of a lifeline amid all the sanctions,” he said, referring to the People’s Republic of China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Furthermore, when this device was used as the reservoir layer of PRC, it classified human movements such as bending, jumping, running, and walking with more than 90% accuracy.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Since 2000, most ebook formats have derived from the OeB format, for example the PRC format from Mobipocket and the LIT format from Microsoft.

From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Lebert, Marie