China , officially the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world 's most populous country , with a population of over 1.381 billion . Mongolia [ mɒŋˈɡoʊliə ] ( Mongolian : in Mongolian Cyrillic ; [ [ mɒŋˈɡɔl ˈʊɮs ] in Mongolian script literally : Mongolia State ) is a landlocked unitary sovereign state in East Asia . Peking University ( abbreviated PKU and colloquially known in Chinese as Běidà 北大 Chinese : 北京大学 , pinyin : Běijīng Dàxué ) , is a major Chinese research university located in Beijing and a member of the C9 League . The Philippines ( [ ˈfɪlᵻpiːnz ] Pilipinas [ ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs ] ) , officially the Republic of the Philippines ( [ Republika ng Pilipinas , links = no ] ) , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean .
Peking University is in a unitary sovereign state in East Asia.