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			* About 17.95% were 14 years old or younger, 63.35% were between 15 and 59, and 18.7% were over 60. - Wikipedia
			* After 2000 BCE, a Bronze Age culture emerged in the Central Plain, dubbed the Erlitou culture after its main site. - Wikipedia
	* Area: 9,596,960 sq km - CIA World Factbook		* Area: 9,596,960 sq km - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: China's historical civilization dates to at least the 13th century B.C., first under the Shang (to 1046 B.C.) and then the Zhou (1046-221 B.C.) dynasties. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: China's historical civilization dates to at least the 13th century B.C., first under the Shang (to 1046 B.C.) and then the Zhou (1046-221 B.C.) dynasties. - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: During this period, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: During this period, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: The imperial era of China began in 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty and lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: The imperial era of China began in 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty and lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. - CIA World Factbook
			* Beginning in the Qin and Han dynasties and continuing over the following millennia, an area of Chinese cultural influence grew to encompass much of East Asia. - Wikipedia
			* Between 2010 and 2020, the average population growth rate was 0.53%. - Wikipedia
	* Branches: People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces or People's Liberation Army Army (PLAA), Navy (PLAN, includes Marine Corps (PLANMC)), Air Force (PLAAF), Rocket Force (PLARF), Aerospace Force (ASF), Cyberspace Force (CSF), Information Support Force (ISF), Joint Logistics Support Force (JLSF); People's Armed Police (PAP, includes Coast Guard, Border Defense Force, Internal Security Forces); PLA Reserve Force (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Branches: People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces or People's Liberation Army Army (PLAA), Navy (PLAN, includes Marine Corps (PLANMC)), Air Force (PLAAF), Rocket Force (PLARF), Aerospace Force (ASF), Cyberspace Force (CSF), Information Support Force (ISF), Joint Logistics Support Force (JLSF); People's Armed Police (PAP, includes Coast Guard, Border Defense Force, Internal Security Forces); PLA Reserve Force (2025) - CIA World Factbook
			* By the 6000s BCE, sedentary agricultural societies had spread across the lower Yellow River basin. - Wikipedia
	* Capital: Beijing - CIA World Factbook		* Capital: Beijing - CIA World Factbook
	* Chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013) - CIA World Factbook
			* China has 60 World Heritage Sites, including the Great Wall and Grand Canal, the second-most of any country (behind Italy). - Wikipedia
			* China has a rapidly aging population: the proportion of Chinese over 65 is predicted to reach 26% by 2050, which would create a large economic and social burden from increased need for caretakers and medical assistance. - Wikipedia
			* China has among the lowest total fertility rates (births per woman) in the world, around 1.0 as of 2025. - Wikipedia
			* Chinese culture has historically emphasized family connections, with filial piety and the veneration of ancestors seen as vital duties under Confucian ethics. - Wikipedia
	* Climate: extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north - CIA World Factbook
	* Equipment: the PLA is mostly equipped with domestically produced armaments with smaller amounts of imported weaponry, largely from Russia; China has one of the world's largest defense-industrial sectors and is capable of producing advanced weapons systems across all military domains (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Equipment: the PLA is mostly equipped with domestically produced armaments with smaller amounts of imported weaponry, largely from Russia; China has one of the world's largest defense-industrial sectors and is capable of producing advanced weapons systems across all military domains (2025) - CIA World Factbook
			* Erlitou has been controversially identified with the Xia, the traditionally-accepted first dynasty, but no written records exist to confirm this. - Wikipedia
	* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.1%, ethnic minorities 8.9% (includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.1%, ethnic minorities 8.9% (includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Evidence of early humans such as Homo erectus in China dates to the Paleolithic, around 1.7 million years ago, with unconfirmed sites as old as 2 million years ago. - Wikipedia
	* Expenditures: 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Expenditures: 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Following the end of the Last Glacial Period, in about 8,000 BCE, pottery-making Neolithic cultures emerged. - Wikipedia
	* Government type: communist party-led state - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: communist party-led state - CIA World Factbook
	* Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023) - CIA World Factbook
			* However, many patriarchal gender norms remain prevalent, and women face lower employment rates and occupational gender segregation. - Wikipedia
			* In 2025, China recorded 7.92 million births, the lowest recorded birthrate since at least 1949. - Wikipedia
			* Japan, Korea, and Vietnam adopted various political, philosophical, religious, and aesthetic concepts from China, boosted by their adoption of Chinese characters and participation within the tributary system. - Wikipedia
	* Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) - CIA World Factbook
	* Legal system: civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes - CIA World Factbook
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	* Major urban areas: 29.211 million Shanghai, 21.766 million BEIJING (capital), 17.341 million Chongqing, 14.284 million Guangzhou, 14.239 million Tianjin, 13.073 million Shenzhen (2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Major urban areas: 29.211 million Shanghai, 21.766 million BEIJING (capital), 17.341 million Chongqing, 14.284 million Guangzhou, 14.239 million Tianjin, 13.073 million Shenzhen (2023) - CIA World Factbook
	* Median age: 40.8 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Median age: 40.8 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Modern Homo sapiens are attested from around 50,000 years ago. - Wikipedia
	* Natural resources: coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land - CIA World Factbook
	* Personnel: approximately 2 million active-duty PLA (950,000-1 million Ground; 250,000 Navy, including about 50,000 Marines; 350-400,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150-175,000 other forces) (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Personnel: approximately 2 million active-duty PLA (950,000-1 million Ground; 250,000 Navy, including about 50,000 Marines; 350-400,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150-175,000 other forces) (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Population: 1,407,181,209 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Population: 1,407,181,209 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Prior to the 20th century, family relations were highly patriarchal, and arranged marriages were commonplace. - Wikipedia
			* Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1912, China traditionally used a 12-month lunisolar calendar. - Wikipedia
	* Religions: folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.1% (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.1% (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Since 2022, deaths have outpaced births. - Wikipedia
	* Terrain: mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east - CIA World Factbook
			* The 2020 Chinese census recorded the population as approximately 1,411,778,724. - Wikipedia
			* The CCP pushed for women's equality after coming to power, establishing the All-China Women's Federation to manage women's issues. - Wikipedia
			* The National Bureau of Statistics estimated that the population fell 850,000 from 2021 to 2022, the first decline since 1961. - Wikipedia
			* The Shang dynasty purportedly succeeded the Xia around 1600 BCE, with its early stages tentatively identified with an expansionist state known archaeologically as the Erligang culture. - Wikipedia
			* These societies became increasingly complex, urbanized, and stratified, but many experienced a population collapse in the late 2000s BCE for unclear reasons. - Wikipedia
	* Urbanization: 64.6% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Urbanization: 64.6% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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			* China’s ‘Three-Anti’ Legal Framework in Action - diplomat

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	* Background: During this period, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: During this period, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: The imperial era of China began in 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty and lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: The imperial era of China began in 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty and lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. - CIA World Factbook
			* Branches: People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces or People's Liberation Army Army (PLAA), Navy (PLAN, includes Marine Corps (PLANMC)), Air Force (PLAAF), Rocket Force (PLARF), Aerospace Force (ASF), Cyberspace Force (CSF), Information Support Force (ISF), Joint Logistics Support Force (JLSF); People's Armed Police (PAP, includes Coast Guard, Border Defense Force, Internal Security Forces); PLA Reserve Force (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Capital: Beijing - CIA World Factbook		* Capital: Beijing - CIA World Factbook
	* Chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013) - CIA World Factbook
	* Climate: extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north - CIA World Factbook
			* Equipment: the PLA is mostly equipped with domestically produced armaments with smaller amounts of imported weaponry, largely from Russia; China has one of the world's largest defense-industrial sectors and is capable of producing advanced weapons systems across all military domains (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.1%, ethnic minorities 8.9% (includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.1%, ethnic minorities 8.9% (includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Expenditures: 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Government type: communist party-led state - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: communist party-led state - CIA World Factbook
	* Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023) - CIA World Factbook
	* Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) - CIA World Factbook
	* Legal system: civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes - CIA World Factbook
			* Life expectancy: 78.7 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Literacy: 96.7% (2020 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam - CIA World Factbook		* Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam - CIA World Factbook
			* Major urban areas: 29.211 million Shanghai, 21.766 million BEIJING (capital), 17.341 million Chongqing, 14.284 million Guangzhou, 14.239 million Tianjin, 13.073 million Shenzhen (2023) - CIA World Factbook
			* Median age: 40.8 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Natural resources: coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land - CIA World Factbook
			* Personnel: approximately 2 million active-duty PLA (950,000-1 million Ground; 250,000 Navy, including about 50,000 Marines; 350-400,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150-175,000 other forces) (2025) - CIA World Factbook
			* Population: 1,407,181,209 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Religions: folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.1% (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.1% (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Terrain: mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east - CIA World Factbook
			* Urbanization: 64.6% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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Dated events for '''China''', generated from the archive. Each line is one headline as it was recorded.

=== 2026-08-24 ===
* Rain and flooding from Typhoon Narra hits China and Vietnam - aljazeera

=== 2026-08-22 ===
* China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Is Taking Shape - twz

=== 2026-08-21 ===
* After 9 Years, China Is Reopening Its Borders To Recycled Plastic - diplomat
* Ahead of Xi Visit, US Designates American Held in China as ‘Wrongfully Detained’ - diplomat
* China’s Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization - twz

=== 2026-08-20 ===
* China Praises Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim For Supportive Comments on Taiwan - diplomat
* Our Best Look At China’s New Y-15 Turboprop Airlifter - twz

=== 2026-06-06 ===
* Gaza is a step away from catastrophe - ynet.co.il

=== 2026-05-22 ===
* Former Pentagon official: Economic power is gradually shifting to China - dostor.org

=== 2026-05-14 ===
* China and U.S. agree Hormuz shouldn’t be ‘militarized,’ Marco Rubio says - NBC News

=== 2026-05-01 ===
* Recalling Damascus on the Hudson - The Broadsheet

=== 2026-04-26 ===
* Damascus, Scatter Brain, and New Faces - The Trek

=== 2026-04-17 ===
* Damascus, MD - gnews

=== 2026-04-15 ===
* Discover - Twin Cities PBS

=== 2026-04-14 ===
* Russia’s Lavrov visits China as US pressures Iran with Hormuz blockade - Al Jazeera

=== 2026-04-07 ===
* Security Council: Russia and China veto resolution on Strait of Hormuz - UN News

=== 2026-03-25 ===
* Acknowledgments - Pew Research Center
* The Choking of Hormuz - The New York Times

=== 2026-03-05 ===
* Whither Palestine and the Palestinians? - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2026-02-28 ===
* Iran After the Ayatollah - Christianity Today

=== 2026-02-27 ===
* Shipping Tribune - shippingtribune.com

=== 2026-02-10 ===
* Cutting Through the Fog of War (and Peace) in Syria - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-01-31 ===
* Upcoming Trilateral Naval Exercise by Iran, China, and Russia - WANA News Agency

=== 2026-01-16 ===
* How much is China willing to risk to protect its ties with Iran? - RFI

=== 2026-01-15 ===
* Statement from Spain and France on Turkey. - haber7.com

=== 2025-12-12 ===
* Msayleh - Human Rights Watch
* US forces stormed cargo ship travelling from China to Iran: Report - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-12-08 ===
* Baraa in Syria - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-12-07 ===
* The Road to Damascus - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-11-19 ===
* Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) - Iran Watch

=== 2025-11-18 ===
* Hamas - Middle East Institute

=== 2025-11-17 ===
* Syrian FM visits China, pledges ‘counterterrorism’ cooperation - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-11-02 ===
* China-US relations: ‘Somewhere between a ceasefire and a truce’ - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-10-30 ===
* Parallel, Not Replacement: Why China Can’t Supplant U.S. Security in the Gulf - Gulf International Forum

=== 2025-10-26 ===
* Javad Naeimi: Mossad Spy or a Victim? - WANA News Agency

=== 2025-10-14 ===
* Hanwha Group takes stock of shock China sanctions on its US companies - TradeWinds News

=== 2025-10-13 ===
* China supports UNRWA with insulin syringes for improved diabetes care - UNRWA
* Poor Syria - Arab American Institute

=== 2025-10-07 ===
* Opinion | Return of Iran sanctions a moment of reckoning for China and the world - South China Morning Post

=== 2025-10-02 ===
* 5 Ways to Curb Iran’s Oil Exports to China - The National Interest

=== 2025-10-01 ===
* Focus on the Druze - Jewish Policy Center
* Gas and Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2025-09-29 ===
* Close to The Edge - Nowlebanon

=== 2025-09-26 ===
* Israel - General Debate
* UN Security Council rejects Russia and China's resolution to delay sanctions on Iran - PBS

=== 2025-09-24 ===
* Returning to Yarmouk - Jewish Currents

=== 2025-09-19 ===
* China, Malaysia voice concern after US veto on UN Gaza ceasefire bid - Anadolu Ajansı

=== 2025-09-18 ===
* China and Russia: Exploring Ties Between Two Authoritarian Powers - Council on Foreign Relations

=== 2025-09-17 ===
* Ecocide, Imperialism and Palestine Liberation - Transnational Institute
* History of the Kaaba - TRT World

=== 2025-09-16 ===
* Iran’s top diplomat heads to China amid nuclear talks with the US - TRT World

=== 2025-09-05 ===
* Discontent Amid Despair - Riddle Russia

=== 2025-09-01 ===
* Russia, China, Pakistan defy snapback: Iranian Diplomat - Armenpress

=== 2025-08-29 ===
* Defying West, China's Xi gathers 'Axis of Upheaval' at military parade - Reuters
* Is the cautious China-Iran military cooperation at a turning point? - Atlantic Council

=== 2025-08-28 ===
* Understanding the ‘China Factor’ in the Russia-Ukraine War - PeaceRep

=== 2025-08-27 ===
* How China's train to Tehran is redrawing the world map - idnfinancials.com - gnews

=== 2025-08-26 ===
* Ukraine, Land Swaps, and Patriotic Assassination - Cato Institute

=== 2025-08-25 ===
* From Estrangement to Reassessment? Israeli Media and Expert Views on China After the Twelve-Day War - The China-Global South Project - gnews
* Talking and Fighting Intersect in Gaza - The Soufan Center

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* Area: 9,596,960 sq km - CIA World Factbook
* Background: China's historical civilization dates to at least the 13th century B.C., first under the Shang (to 1046 B.C.) and then the Zhou (1046-221 B.C.) dynasties. - CIA World Factbook
* Background: During this period, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. - CIA World Factbook
* Background: The imperial era of China began in 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty and lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. - CIA World Factbook
* Capital: Beijing - CIA World Factbook
* Chief of state: President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013) - CIA World Factbook
* Climate: extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north - CIA World Factbook
* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.1%, ethnic minorities 8.9% (includes Zhang, Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook
* Government type: communist party-led state - CIA World Factbook
* Head of government: Premier LI Qiang (since 11 March 2023) - CIA World Factbook
* Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages; note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) - CIA World Factbook
* Legal system: civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes - CIA World Factbook
* Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam - CIA World Factbook
* Natural resources: coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land - CIA World Factbook
* Religions: folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.1% (2021 est.) - CIA World Factbook
* Terrain: mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east - CIA World Factbook

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