He is the first Hong Kong journalist to be charged with spying since the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong to the PRC in 1997.

The late Guo Moruo, a senior official who was also a famous historian and scholar of PRC wrote a poem that says ( in translation ): " China is well known in the world for its porcelain, and Jingdezhen is the most well-known centre, with the highest quality porcelain in China ".

The PRC government also expresses its view that the Catholic Church has not sufficiently apologized for alleged abuses by missionaries and clergy which occurred prior to the establishment of the PRC, some of them, it says, substantiated by international scrunity.

Based on the census numbers, the PRC also rejects claims that the Tibetans are being swamped by Han Chinese ; instead the PRC says that the border for Greater Tibet drawn by the government of Tibet in Exile is so large that it incorporates regions such as Xining that are not traditionally Tibetan in the first place, hence exaggerating the number of non-Tibetans.

The government of the PRC also rejects claims that the lives of Tibetans have deteriorated, pointing to rights enjoyed by the Tibetan language in education and in courts and says that the lives of Tibetans have been improved immensely compared to the Dalai Lama's rule before 1950.

Although nominally it exists alongside the United Front, a coalition of governing political parties, in practice, the CPC is the only party in the PRC, maintaining a unitary government and centralizing the state, military, and media.

The national language is now used in education, the media, and formal situations in both the PRC and the R. O. C.

According to Zhao, through The Epoch Times it can be discerned how Falun Gong is building a " de facto media alliance " with China's democracy movements in exile, as demonstrated by its frequent printing of articles by prominent overseas Chinese critics of the PRC government.

Ethan Gutmann also noted that media organizations and human rights groups also self-censor on the topic, given the PRC governments vehement attitude toward the practice, and the potential repercussions that may follow for making overt representations on Falun Gong's behalf.

Western media initially adopted this language after the PRC government's media reports, but soon began using less loaded terms.

Nonetheless, the state-owned media and academics employed by organizations such as universities ' Institutes of Taiwan Studies or the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ( CASS ) periodically release study results, academic journal articles, or editorials denouncing the movement as " the cultural arm of Taiwanese independence movement " ( Chinese: 文化台獨 ) with the government's tacit approval, showing the PRC government's opposition stance towards Taiwanization in truth.

However, official PRC media outlets and officials often refer to Taiwan as " China's Taiwan Province " or simply " Taiwan, China ", and pressure international organizations to use the term.

The PRC government appears to have issued directives that the press should not refrain from stating bad news and that government officials should accept media supervision.

Independent media that operate within the PRC ( excluding Hong Kong and Macao, which have separate media regulatory bodies ) are no longer required to strictly follow journalistic guidelines set by the government.

The government is heavily involved in the media in the PRC, and the largest media organizations ( namely CCTV, the People's Daily, and Xinhua ) are agencies of the Party-State: " The first social responsibility and professional ethic of media staff should be understanding their role clearly and being a good mouthpiece.

Although Marxism remains the official doctrine of the PRC, the de-emphasis of ideology has strengthened the media's hand in two fundamental ways: it has helped undercut government efforts to indoctrinate the public and micromanage the content of political and social reporting in the media, and it has opened the door for the media to pursue capitalist marketing practices that respond to customer wants and bring increasing financial independence from the State.

Many PRC officials appear anxious to avoid confronting the media because they are afraid they will be accused of transgressions in newspapers, in magazines, or on television or radio.

Neither the PRC Constitution — promulgated in 1982 — nor the Communist Party-directed judiciary provides the media with meaningful legal protection from the State.

The PRC internal media publication system follows a strict hierarchical pattern designed to facilitate party control.

There are signs the PRC internal media publication system is breaking down as more information becomes widely available in mainland China.

The PRC had been observing the Hong Kong pact and using " Zhonghua Taipei " in stipulated areas ever since, but on other occasions, the version of " Zhongguo Taipei " was still in use following past practice, especially in official media references.

PRC state media has also labeled Lu as " insane " and a " scum of the earth.

*** Greater China Media Services Limited ( GCMS )-Provision of nationwide print media distribution services in the PRC

The LY-60 / FD-60 / PL-10 is a family of PRC missiles developed by the Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology, largely based on the Italian Aspide missile-a version of the Sparrow.

Taiwan broke off relations with Chad on August 5, 2006 ( hours before a scheduled official visit by Premier Su Tseng-chang ) and Chad formally recognized the PRC on August 6.

The PRC adopted its current constitution on 4 December 1982.

Mao Zedong's revolution that founded the PRC was nominally based on Marxism-Leninism with a rural focus based on China's social situations at the time.

President Chen had offered the position of Presidential Office Secretary-General ( vacated by Su ) to the departing premier, but Hsieh declined and left office criticizing President Chen for his tough line on dealing with the PRC.

On 10 December 2005, the New Zealand Herald quoted Tavola as saying that Fiji would have to find a way to resolve a stand-off between the PRC and Taiwan, over membership of the Suva-based Council of South Pacific Tourism Organisation ; China was resisting Taiwanese attempts to join the organization on an equal basis.

Some were Bs in the most precise sense, produced to run on the bottom of double bills by a low-budget unit of one of the major studios or by one of the smaller, so-called Poverty Row outfits, from the relatively well-off Monogram to shakier ventures such as Producers Releasing Corporation ( PRC ).

It should also be noted that the wording of the Basic Law on the term of the Chief Executive is substantially different from the articles in the PRC constitution concerning the length of term of the president, premier, etc.

With the authorisation of the Central People ’ s Government of the PRC, Hong Kong also concluded 12 bilateral agreements with foreign states on air services, investment promotion and protection, mutual legal assistance and visa abolition during the year.

" The PRC claim to sovereignty over Taiwan is generally based on the successor state theory, with the PRC claiming that it is the successor state to the Republic of China.

Negotiations took place in Delhi from December 1953 to April 1954 between the Delegation of the PRC Government and the Delegation of the Indian Government on the relations between the two countries with respect to the disputed territories of Aksai Chin and South Tibet.

The PRC broke off relations with Liberia on October 10, 1989 in response to Liberia's recognition of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ).

The PRC reestablished relations with Liberia on August 10, 1993 and opened an embassy in Monrovia, making Liberia one of the few nations with established diplomatic ties to both the PRC and ROC.

* 2002 People's Republic of China ( Guangdong and Shenzhen, chartered on May 14, are the first international service clubs to be granted permission by the government of the PRC to operate in mainland China )

Official proclamations stated that the DPRK and PRC were in " complete agreement " on all major issues.

A severe diplomatic row broke out between the PRC and Singapore when Lee Hsien Loong visited Taiwan a month before being sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Singapore on 12 August 2004.

On 22 March 2005, however, the Singaporean defence ministry had to quickly correct an erroneous report in the Liberty Times on a joint military exercise between Singapore and Taiwan, This report caused the PRC government to demand an explanation.

Taiwan, as an independent economy, became a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) as Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu ( often shortened to " Chinese Taipei "- both names resulting from PRC interference on the WTO ) in January 2002.

In addition to the WTO, Taiwan is a member of the Asian Development Bank as " Taipei, China " ( a name resulting from PRC influence on the bank ) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) forum as " Chinese Taipei " ( for the same reason as above ).

The recent resolutions have all emphasized that Resolution 2758, replacing the ROC with the PRC in 1971, only addressed the question of who should have China's seat in the UN rather than whether an additional seat for the Taiwan Area can be created to represent the 23 million people on Taiwan and the ROC's other islands.

Thailand established diplomatic relations with the PRC on 1 July 1975.