Communist China

Communist China proper noun: the People’s Republic of China.

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Proper noun

Communist China

The People’s Republic of China.
- An ambitious and aggressive Communist China represents a serious threat to us and to all of its neigbors.1963, W. Averell Harriman, “Introduction”, in China (LIFE World Library), New York: Time Incorporated, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 7, column 1
- But given these difficulties the work was hard and long that year. On May 28, for example, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported out a bill with a rider barring any American contribution to the United Nations in the next fiscal year if Communist China were admitted to membership. The...1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 214
(historical) Those areas of China controlled by the Communist Party of China, and the Chinese Red Army.

Synonyms:

Red China

In 1962 a special law had to be passed to permit the immigration of several thousand Chinese refugees who had escaped from Communist China to Hong Kong.1964, John F. Kennedy, A Nation of Immigrants, Revised and Enlarged edition, Harper & Row, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 78–79:
From Communist China there was only ominous silence.1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 343:
Fortuitously, the Soviet delegate was not in attendance, having begun a boycott previously over the UN’s refusal to seat a delegate from Communist China.2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America, Threshold Editions, →ISBN, page 54:
In a historical irony, the modern-day version of the Kuomintang is the party that now pushes much warmer ties with communist China.2020 January 11, “The state of Taiwan: Five things to know”, in France 24, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2020:

From Communist + China.

What does Communist China mean?: Communist China means the People’s Republic of China.
What is Communist China in Thai?: Communist China in Thai is จีนคอมมิวนิสต์ (jiin-kɔm-miu-nít). See Communist China meaning in Thai.
How do you use Communist China in a sentence?: In 1962 a special law had to be passed to permit the immigration of several thousand Chinese refugees who had escaped from Communist China to Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Communist China?: Communist China is a proper noun.

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