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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.
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. (Full article...
In the 14th century China suffered additional depredations from epidemics of plague, estimated to have killed around a quarter of the population of China. [ 75 ] : 348–351 Throughout the Yuan dynasty, there was some general sentiment among the populace against the Mongol dominance.
The People's Republic of China is the most extensive country in East Asia and the third most extensive country in the world. [ 1 ] [ note 1 ] With a population of over 1,400,000,000, it is the second most populous country in the world .
China's fiscal budget has four parts: general fiscal budget, budget for government funds, budget for operating income of state-owned capital, and social insurance budget. [40]: 353 The largest part is the general fiscal budget, which is a unitary budget that is allocated between central fiscal and local fiscal budgets.
Hong Kong is a gateway for foreign direct investment in China, giving investors open access to mainland Chinese markets through direct links with the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. The territory was the first market outside mainland China for renminbi-denominated bonds, and is one of the largest hubs for offshore renminbi trading. [249]
Sun Yat-sen, China's Father of the Nation, dies from cancer. 1926: 9 July: Northern Expedition: The KMT general Chiang Kai-shek launched an expedition of some hundred thousand National Revolutionary Army (NRA) soldiers from Guangdong against the warlords Zhang Zuolin, Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang. 1927 12 April
Inland China [II] or simply Inland [III] is a political and legal term used in the People's Republic of China. [33] It refers to the areas under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding the regions of Hong Kong and Macao. [34]