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China executes 2 men for abducting, selling childrenChina executes 2 men for abducting, selling children BEIJING (Reuters) - China executed two men who abducted and sold children, some of whom still cannot find their parents, the official news agency said, reflecting growing public anger over... In this article: China, Chris Buckley, and Beijing |
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washingtonpost.com | November 17, 2009
Zhao, Shen leading China charge for elusive gold
...for elusive gold BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue have returned to the ice with a vengeance with their eyes set firmly on winning China's first Olympic figure skating gold medal in Vancouver early next year. The married couple,...
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thestar.com | 2 days ago
Ottawa still fears torture of captives
...honest reporting from officials on the ground, so long as it was accurate. Mulroney now lives and works in Beijing as Canada's ambassador to China. But he is offering to appear before a special committee in Ottawa Thursday to address...
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Guardian Unlimited | 7 days ago
Obama warns of fresh Iran sanctions
...by Geoffrey Adams, a former British ambassador to Iran. Obama failed to win assurances on his visit to China that Beijing would support fresh sanctions against Iran. Russia and France have been more supportive The Foreign Office...
In this article: Iran, Barack Obama, International Atomic Energy Agency, Uranium, Tehran, Hillary Clinton, UN, Russia, South Korea, and France
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China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal
China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal BEIJING (Reuters) - China unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, a carbon intensity goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to a summit in Copenhagen next...
In this article: China, Carbon, Copenhagen, Beijing, U.N., Wen Jiabao, Carbon dioxide, United States, and Barack Obama
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Reuters | 10 hours ago
Wal-Mart price pressure hurts China workers: report
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China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal
China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal BEIJING -- China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday for their roles in the sale of contaminated baby formula - severe punishments that Beijing hopes will assuage public anger,...
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China to dramatically slow emissions growth
China to dramatically slow emissions growth BEIJING -- China announced plans Thursday to cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent as measured against its economic output - a commitment from the world's largest polluter that builds...
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China reports 8 cases of swine flu mutation
China reports 8 cases of swine flu mutation BEIJING -- China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous...
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The People's Republic of China (PRC) ( listen), commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.29 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population. It is a socialist republic ruled by the Communist Party of China under a single-party system and has jurisdiction over twenty-two provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two largely self-governing Special Administrative Regions. China's capital is Beijing.
At 9.6-million square kilometres, the People's Republic of China is the world's third or fourth largest country by area. Its landscape is diverse with forest steppes and deserts (the Gobi and Taklamakan) in the dry north near Mongolia and Russia's Siberia, and subtropical forests in the wet south close to Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar. The terrain in the west is rugged and high altitude, with the Himalayas and the Tian Shan mountain ranges forming China's natural borders with India and Central Asia. In contrast, China's eastern seaboard is low-lying and has a 14,500-kilometre long coastline bounded on the southeast by the South China Sea and on the east by the East China Sea beyond which lies Korea and Japan.
- Name:
- the People's Republic of China
- Conventional Long Name:
- People's Republic of China
- Capital:
- Beijing
- Language:
- Simplified Chinese (written);
- Simplified Chinese (written)
- Largest City:
- Shanghai
- Government type:
- Socialist state
- Legislature:
- National People's Congress
- Founding Date:
- October 01, 1949
- Formations:
- People's Republic of China proclaimed.
- Area:
- 9,640,821
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $7.89 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 2nd
- GDP (nominal):
- $4.222 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 105th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 3rd
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $3,180
- Time Zone:
- China Standard Time
- Currency:
- Yuan
- Demonym:
- Chinese
- Drives On:
- right, except for Hong Kong & Macau
- Currency (code):
- CNY
- Country Calling Code:
- +86
- ccTLD:
- .cn
- Anthem:
- "March of the Volunteers"
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