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China is a cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. The stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War has resulted in two political entities using the name China: the People's Republic of China (PRC), administering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and the Republic of China (ROC), administering Taiwan and its surrounding islands.
China is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and is said to be the source of some of the world's great inventions, including the Four Great Inventions of ancient China: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
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Latin America stocks tumble on poor US jobs data
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on The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
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on Dynamic Export - News Headlines
(China)
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on Appalachian Independent
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on Fort Worth Star Telegram
(China)
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on Australian Personal Computer
(China)
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on Reuters India
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on Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
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on Northern Voices Online
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on CNN International
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on Australian FourFourTwo
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on Myrtle Beach Sun News
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on Seeking Alpha
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on Control Engineering
(China)
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on LIVENEWS.com.au
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on Trading Markets (press release)
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on NEWS.com.au
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on China Daily
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on The Seoul Times
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on eFinancialCareers
(China)
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on Comic Book Resources
(China)
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