China

Socialist Republic of China is a state in East Asia, bordered by Mongolia, the Soviet Union, Afghanistan, India, Indochina, Burma, and Chosun. Spanning over 9.6 million square kilometers, it is the world's third largest country by land area.

Chinese history dates back several thousand years, and it is often considered to be one of the oldest civilizations on Earth. For most of Chinese history, the state operated under forms of absolute monarchy, with the rules of various imperial dynasties being used to delineate different era in China's history. According to tradition, the first dynasty was the Xia Dynasty, established around 2070 BCE. The following dynasty, known as the Shang or Yin Dynasty, is the first whose existence is strongly supported by archeological evidence. Over the millenia, the borders of China have shifted dramatically on numerous occasions, with states splitting, unifying or expanding at various times. In the third century BCE, the Qin Dynasty, from where the name "China" stems from, conquered the "core" states of the time, kick-starting the era of Imperial China. It rose to become one of the world's most significant economic and technological powers during the Middle Ages, until the 19th century, when the state's prestige was heavily damaged by the rise of Western colonialism and the loss of the and other conflicts with European powers, along with major internal turmoil. In 1912, the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, and a Republic was established.

It is a member of the Third Communist International and is considered the third largest power of the organization. Before the Socialist Republic had even been formally established in 1947, it was inducted as a full member during the Second World War to better coordinate with its primary allies during its battle with the Chinese Nationalists and their Imperial Japanese supporters.