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The name New China has been frequently applied to China by the Chinese Communist Party as a positive political and social term contrasting pre-1949 China (the establishment of the PRC) and the new name of the socialist state, Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (in the older postal romanization, Chunghwa Jenmin Konghokuo), or the "People's ...
Alexander Wylie, Christian missionary to China, in 1853 already refuted the notion that "the Chinese numbers were written in words at length", and stated that in ancient China, calculation was carried out by means of counting rods, and "the written character is evidently a rude presentation of these". After being introduced to the rod numerals ...
China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country.
The term Sinosphere is derived from Sino-'China' (cf. Sinophone) + -sphere, in the sense of the sphere of influence under the influence of a country. [ 26 ] The CJK languages—Chinese, Japanese, Korean—each use cognate terms to translate English sphere :
Anti-China sentiment has remained persistent in the West and other Asian countries: only 28% of Germans and Italians and 37% of Americans viewed China favorably while in Japan, just 5% of respondents had a favorable opinion of the country. 11 of the 38 nations viewed China unfavorably by over 50%.
The most recent round of concern in Washington about China's use of U.S. products to advance its tech sector is similar to previous concerns about the semiconductor industry, where the U.S. has ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Monday criticized the state grains stockpiler Sinograin after local media reported that its fuel tankers were allegedly also used to transport cooking ...
Sino as a prefix generally refers to: China; Greater China; Chinese people; Two Chinas; Culture of China; History of China; Sino-Native, individuals of mixed Chinese and indigenous heritage in Sabah, Malaysia; Sino may also refer to: Sino Group, a property company in Hong Kong; Sino (Café Tacuba album), the 7th studio album by Mexican rock ...