China, officially the people's republic of china (prc), is a country in east asia Imperial china reached its greatest territorial extent during the qing, but china came into increasing conflict with european powers, culminating in the opium wars and subsequent unequal treaties The people's republic of china is the most extensive country in east asia and the third most extensive country in the world [1][note 1] with a population of over 1,400,000,000, it is the second most populous country in the world. The people's republic of china (prc) (simplified chinese China is the world's largest manufacturing industrial economy and exporter of goods
China is widely regarded as the powerhouse of manufacturing, the factory of the world and the world's manufacturing superpower This article focuses on the civilization of china and its history For contemporary countries, see the people's republic of china (mainland china) and the republic of china (taiwan) Map of china drawn by the roc and the prc.
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