No, China is not a continent. It is a massive country located in the eastern part of Asia. People might mistake it is as a continent because of its size, but it is a country. China is a republican country. It is called the People’s Republic of China and the most populous state in the world. Chinese composed the most population group in the world. They are billions in numbers. By area, it is the fourth largest country in the world. China is the second biggest country in Asia, following Russia. But unlike the latter, China is populous. Most of the Chinese live in different parts of the globe. There are even Chinatown in most famous cities.