China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.

China may also refer to:

  • China, a broader concept referring to the cultural region and nation with Chinese civilization (disambiguation)
  • Greater China, a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
  • Mainland China, the geopolitical area directly controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau
  • Republic of China, now more commonly known as Taiwan
  • Republic of China (1912–1949), the sovereign state based in mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
  • "China" in One China, asserting that there is only one de jure Chinese nation

Places

United States

  • China, Indiana, an unincorporated community
  • China, Maine, a town
  • China Township, Michigan, a township
  • China, Missouri, an unincorporated community
  • China, New York, a hamlet
  • China, Texas, a city
  • China Grove, Texas, a town
  • China Spring, Texas, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

  • China, Kagoshima, a town in Japan
  • China, Nuevo León, a municipality in Mexico
  • China, Pakistan, a village
  • China Beach (British Columbia), a beach on Vancouver Island, Canada

Film and television

  • China (film), 1943 film by John Farrow
  • "China" (The Office), an episode of The Office
  • China, IL, a show on Adult Swim

Music

  • China (band), a hard rock band from Switzerland
  • China (China album)
  • China (Vangelis album) (1979)
  • China (The Parlotones album) (2018)
  • "China" (Anuel AA song)
  • "China" (Red Rockers song)
  • "China" (Tori Amos song)
  • China cymbal, a type of accent cymbal
  • China Records, a record label

People

Football

  • China (footballer, born 1923), born José Gonçalves da Silva, Brazilian football forward
  • China (footballer, born 1939) born José Ricardo da Silva, Brazilian striker
  • China (footballer, born 1948), born Ademir Ueta, Brazilian football forward
  • China (footballer, born 1959) born Henrique Valmir da Conceição, Brazilian defensive midfielder
  • China (footballer, born 1964) born Carlos Alberto Gomes Kao Yien, Brazilian rightback
  • China (footballer, born 1980) born Leonardo Bruno dos Santos Silva, Brazilian rightback
  • China (footballer, born 1982) born João Pedro dos Santos Gonçalves, Portuguese leftback
  • China (footballer, born 1996), born Rogerio Alves dos Santos, Brazilian football striker

Other people with the name

  • Edd China (born 1971), British motor specialist
  • William Edward China, British entomologist (heteropterist)
  • China Chow (born 1974), English actress
  • China Kantner (born 1971), American actress
  • China Machado (1929–2016), fashion model and editor
  • China Anne McClain (born 1998), American actress and singer
  • China Miéville (born 1972), British novelist
  • China Moses (born 1978), American singer and television host living in Paris
  • China Zorrilla (1922–2014), Uruguayan actress
  • China P. Arnold (born 1980), American convicted killer

Other uses

  • China (insect), a genus of grasshopper
  • China (material) or porcelain
  • China (schooner), a schooner destroyed in 1883
  • China (Superleague Formula team), a national racing team from China
  • 1125 China, an asteroid
  • HMS Africa, launched 1862, renamed China in the Lay-Osborn Flotilla
  • HMHS China, a British hospital ship in World War I
  • Smilax china, a plant species
  • Chinas, a people mentioned in ancient Indian literature

See also

  • China Lake (disambiguation)
  • Chinatown, sometimes referred to as "Little China"
  • Republic of China (disambiguation)
  • Chinese (disambiguation)
  • Chinna (disambiguation)
  • Cochinchina, a region in modern Vietnam
  • Indochina, a peninsula in Southeast Asia
  • Chyna (name), given name and surname, including a list of people with the name
  • Cina, a former kingdom absorbed by Luwu in Indonesia