Why should China be named "People's Republic of China (PRC)" instead of "China" for short?

The naming of the new China runs through the whole process of the creation of the new China. Named "People's Republic of China (PRC)", it is the product of the combination of our Party's People's Republic of China (PRC) Thought and the practice of people's democratic regime construction. Although there is no word "democracy" in this name, it contains the national essence of the new China people's democracy. ● On the eve of the preparatory meeting for the new CPPCC, "People's Democratic Republic of China" temporarily gained the upper hand in naming the new China, which was our party's unswerving pursuit during the new democratic revolution. From the establishment of "Chinese Soviet * * and the country" to the slogans of "people * * and the country" and "democracy * * and the country", they are all adapted to the situation and tasks in different development stages of the new-democratic revolution. However, our party's understanding of the nature and class foundation of the new China regime has not changed substantially, that is, "people's democracy and the country", and "the complete completion of this * * * and the country is only possible under the leadership of the proletariat". This also determines the basic trend of the new China name. Mao Zedong pointed out in his New Year message 1947 that "an independent, peaceful and democratic new China must lay a solid foundation in the next few years". 1949 June 15, the preparatory meeting of the new CPPCC opened. On the issue of country name, Mao Zedong said at the meeting that day: "In the past, the name of the Republic of China was not worthy of the name. Now, we want to establish a veritable People's Democratic Republic of China. " The first slogan he shouted at the end of his speech was "Long live the people's democracy and the country of China!" On the second day, the first plenary meeting of the Preparatory Committee adopted the organizational charter of the Preparatory Committee for the New Political Consultative Conference, and made "putting forward the plan of establishing China people's democracy and China government" as the central task of the Preparatory Committee. That night, after the first meeting of the Standing Committee of the Preparatory Committee, the Standing Committee decided to set up six working groups. Among them, the second group drafted the organizational regulations of the new CPPCC meeting, with the team leader Tan Pingshan; The third group drafted the same plan, led by Zhou Enlai; The fourth group drafted "China People's Democratic Plan", with Dong as the leader and Huang Yanpei as the deputy leader. When drafting the first draft of relevant documents, all working groups adopted the name of "People's Republic of China (PRC)". However, in On People's Democratic Dictatorship published on June 30th, Mao Zedong only used the concept of "people * * * and country". This shows that although the naming of New China was temporarily popular as "People's Democratic Republic of China", the issue of country name remained unresolved and was in an uncertain state. Since then, the debate about the country name has mainly revolved around the name "People's Democratic Republic of China". ● At the preparatory meeting of the new CPPCC, Zhang Xiruo proposed: "Call on the people and the country of China. If there is a' people', the word' democracy' can be omitted. " The issue of country name is the central topic of discussion and consultation during the preparatory meeting of the new CPPCC. Among them, the fourth group mainly put forward three opinions on the name of "People's Democratic Republic of China" in the process of discussing "Basic Issues of Government Organization Law". The first is the theory of "Republic of China for short". This statement was put forward in view of the long name "People's Democratic Republic of China". I believe this name can remain unchanged, and abbreviations can be used if necessary. Later, in the draft organic law of the Central People's Government, there was the content of "People's Democracy in China". The second is the theory of "People's Democratic Republic". Those who hold this view are represented by Huang Yanpei and Zhang Zhirang. "The two gentlemen once wrote an abridgement and advocated using People's Republic of China (PRC)." They think: "It seems that the name of our country can be changed from the original People's Democratic Republic to the People's Democratic Republic, or the Democratic Republic for short. When it enters the socialist stage in the future, it will be renamed as a socialist democratic country in China. " "People's Democratic Republic" abridged "harmony" in "People's Democratic Republic" and retained "people" and "democracy". Its etymological basis is that the Chinese words "* * * and country" are translated from the English word "Republic", but there is no substantial difference between "Republic" and "Democracy", which can also be translated into "democratic country", but the former refers to a democratic country and the latter refers to a democratic political system. So there is no need for "democracy" and "* * * and". The third is the theory that "China people are the country". Although both this opinion and the abbreviation think that the name of "People's Democratic Republic of China" is too long, the solution is not to use the abbreviation, but to "remove the word democracy" and change it to "People's Democratic Republic of China". In the discussion of the second plenary meeting of the Fourth Group of the Standing Committee of the Preparatory Committee, Zhang Xiruo said: "I think it is good for the people of China and the country. If there is a' people', there can be no' democracy'. How can there be people without democracy? " "Without the word' democracy', it is easy to understand from the following explanation: it is * * * rather than autocracy, it is democracy rather than monarchy, and it is a country of people rather than bourgeoisie." So he thinks it is better to use "China People's Democratic Republic" and "China People's Democratic Republic" than "China People's Democratic Republic". According to the above discussion, the drafting committee of the government organization law held three meetings successively, and on the basis of soliciting the opinions of some experts, the first draft of the government organization law was written. 17 in August, the third plenary meeting of the fourth group revised and adopted the draft organic law with the name of "People's Republic of China (PRC)". According to the explanation of the name of the new China in the Report on the Drafting Process and Basic Contents of the Organic Law of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China made by Dong at the first plenary session of the China People's Political Consultative Conference, this name was adopted because * * and China explained our country. In today's new-democratic China, the word "people" refers to four classes: workers, peasants, petty bourgeoisie, national bourgeoisie and patriotic Democrats. ● The second plenary session of the Preparatory Committee for the new CPPCC officially named the new China as "People's Republic of China (PRC)"1August 94918th. Mao Zedong used the name of "People's Republic of China (PRC)" in his telegram to the Ahamati River and invited Xinjiang representatives to participate in the new CPPCC. On September 2, Xinhua News Agency published an editorial explaining the nature of the Party, pointing out: "China Producers Party is the political party of the working class in China and the leader of the people of China." The country name used here is also People's Republic of China (PRC). Before the first plenary session of the China People's Political Consultative Conference, Zhou Enlai delivered a report on Several Issues Concerning the CPPCC to the delegates on September 7, in which he explained the name of the country: "In the draft organic law of the Central People's Government, the word" democracy "of the people of China was deleted because it was similar to" * * * and ". After the Revolution of 1911, the name of China was' Republic of China', which means * * * and, but it is not complete. It can be interpreted as a pun, which is puzzling. Now we should distinguish between old democracy and new democracy. Because during the Revolution of 1911, the October Revolution in Russia was not successful, and it could only be old democracy. After that, it progressed from incomplete old democracy to complete new democracy. Today, in order to make the country name conform to the essence of the country, our country name should be People's Republic of China (PRC). China belongs to the people's democratic dictatorship of the four democratic classes, and the elements of the reactionary feudal class and bureaucratic bourgeoisie cannot be included in the people's scope. Only by thoroughly repenting and turning over a new leaf can they obtain the qualification of the people. China's ethnic minorities should also be included in People's Republic of China (PRC), and their autonomy should be recognized. Therefore, we think the name of People's Republic of China (PRC) is very appropriate. " He also pointed out in particular: "The name of our country is People's Republic of China (PRC), not the Federation." As a result, the system of regional ethnic autonomy of the new China unified country has also been established. On September 17, the second plenary meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the new CPPCC was held, and the meeting officially decided that the name of the new China was "People's Republic of China (PRC)". Since then, with the pace of the founding of New China, a great and glorious name-"China people * * * and China".