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| Not to be confused with the Republic of China, commonly refered to as Taiwan. |
The People's Republic of China is the most populous state in the world. Located in East Asia, it is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is the third largest country in the world. Its capital is Beijing, and it is bordered by Russia and Mongolia to the north, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar (Burma) to the south, India to the west and North Korea to the east.
There are a few references to the country in the GTA Series. Many gangs or characters from China appear in the games.
References in the GTA Series
3D Universe
- The Liberty City Triads gang appear in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. A Vice City Triads are also mentioned in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
- The San Fierro Triads appear in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Wu Zi Mu, Ran Fa Li, Guppy, Katie Zhan, and Su Xi Mu are Chinese.
- Nick Kong, a member of the European Gang, is Chinese.
- An advertisement for Push-Up - The Movie claims the push-up contest in the film is being held in "Tokyo, China", even though Tokyo is in Japan.
- The Secret Valley restaurant in Las Barrancas that appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a Chinese restaurant.
- In End of the Line, Frank Tenpenny mentions that he is planning on fleeing to China.
HD Universe
- The Triads play a major role in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
- Three Triad gangs operate in Liberty City.
- Huang Lee, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, is Chinese.
- Wu Lee, Hsin Jaoming, Hao, Chan Jaoming, Zhou Ming, Ling Shan, Xin Shan, Phil Bacerra are Chinese.
- The Los Santos Triads operate in Los Santos and Blaine County.
- Wei Cheng, Tao Cheng, his translator, Georgina Cheng, Huang, and Eddie Toh are Chinese.
- Sinowav FM plays traditional Chinese music.
- In Sexy Time, Yusuf Amir intends to franchise Maisonette 9 to many places across the world, including China.
- The Assault Rifle and Bullpup Rifle in GTA V are made in China.
- According to a Weazel News report, Los Santos was named the most polluted city of 2013, ahead of Beijing.
- The character on Fabien LaRouche's shirt, "和" is the Chinese character for harmony.
- In GTA IV, Brucie Kibbutz has tattoos of Chinese characters on his body.
- The Tour Bus in GTA V has a decal of a Chinese flag.
- Upper-class Chinese females appear around the city, but most commonly in Portola Drive, Rockford Hills, and rarely Vinewood. When you pull them out of their cars, they may shout in Mandarin with saying such as "不敢相信!" (I can't believe this!) or "我的天啊!" (Oh my God!).
- Similarly, some joggers, yogis, and motocross drivers in the game are of Chinese descent. While they normally speak in English, they will curse in Mandarin when angered.
- During one section of Chakra Attack, Ray De Angelo Harris believes he visited Tibet for a spiritual journey, which actually turns out to be Wales.
- The banking company Whan-Q Bank is Chinese.
- The Cheng Family Holdings is a holding company from Hong Kong.
- One of the levels of the arcade game Invade and Persuade II is set in the People's Republic of China.
- At the Kortz Center, there is an exhibit called Qing Dynasty Love, which is about the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty in Chinese history.
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Billboard of The Los Santos State Gas Company supporting the use of fracking and against Chinese oil.
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