China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.
China may also refer to:
Places
China-related regions, polities, and concepts
- Dynasties in Chinese history, the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China
- Greater China, a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan
- Mainland China, the geographical territory controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao, and territories controlled by the Republic of China
- Taiwan, officially the Republic of China
- Free area of the Republic of China, the geographical territory under the de facto control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands
- Republic of China (1912–1949), a sovereign state based in Mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan
- China proper, also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", the core part of China during the Qing dynasty
- Little China from the various historical Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese regimes
- Empire of China (1915–1916), a short-lived state established by Yuan Shikai
United States
Elsewhere
- China, Kagoshima, a town in Japan
- China, Nuevo León, a municipality in Mexico
- China, Pakistan
- China Beach (Canada), a beach on Vancouver Island, Canada
Film and television
- China (1943 film), a film by John Farrow
- "China" (The Office), an episode of The Office
Music
- China (band), a hard rock band from Switzerland
- 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 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
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
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
- All pages with titles beginning with China
- All pages with titles containing China
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