1. (noun)China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay a communistnation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
3. (noun)Taiwan, China, Nationalist China, Republic of China a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainlandChina by the Communists led by Mao Zedong