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by big_chungus 2408 days ago
It's the technical name for China. Personally I don't use it; China is not a "people's republic".
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scarmig 2408 days ago
Technically, there are two governments that claim to be China: the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of China. Both claim to rule Taiwan and mainland China. "China", then, is underspecified, because no one means to claim that the ROC is running concentration camps.
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dmix 2408 days ago
It look's like every other people's republic. I don't see why China is different.
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big_chungus 2408 days ago
Exactly. I think the term, "people's republic" is connotative of the worst kind of brutal socialist/communist autocracy.
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celticninja 2408 days ago
Yeah, if you have to name yourself 'peoples republic' or 'democratic republic', you can be sure that the so named entityfits neither description.
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