Q1: Why is this article about the People's Republic of China?
A1: "China" is overwhelmingly used to refer to the People's
Republic of China rather than the Republic of China in both the Chinese and English languages. For relevant policy details, see WP:COMMONNAME.
Q2: Why is the Chinese government not described as "authoritarian" (or by similar terms) in the infobox?
A2: A community consensus was reached which overwhelmingly opposed the inclusion of the term "authoritarian" and similar terms in the infobox (see archived discussion). However, this question may be revisited in the future.
This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.
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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that China, with over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, is the third-most biodiverse country in the world?
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Editors on some pages, like People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, and Somali Democratic Republic have stated that, in line with MOS:IBP, that the government form in the infobox be simplified from "Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic". Users suggest a complete simplification to Marxist–Leninist state. Users in favor have argued that "UMLOPSR" is redundant and excessively detailed, as Marxist-Leninist states are by definition one-party states and socialist republics.
We need to add what the goddamn scholars write, and not people's imagination!
This is not a "simplification", but a correction. Adding five to ten words in a sentence does not make the system more comprehensible! In fact, it does the opposite. TheUzbek (talk) 07:41, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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