一中 (yī zhōng) — (political term) One China (principle)

Definition

一中 (yī zhōng) is the standard short form of the One China principle — a political term referring to the policy that there is only one China, with Taiwan as part of it. It is usually paired with 原则, 政策, or 框架.

noun
(political term) One China (principle)

Examples

  • 一中。
    Zhèng fǔ shǐ zhōng jiān chí yī zhōng yuán zé.
    The government consistently upholds the One China principle.
  • 一中。
    Shuāng fāng zài yī zhōng kuàng jià xià jìn xíng duì huà.
    The two sides are holding dialogue under the One China framework.
  • 一中。
    yī zhōng Zhèng cè shì zhōng měi guān xì de jī chǔ zhī yī.
    The One China policy is one of the foundations of Sino-US relations.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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