Populous eastern Asian nation which has undergone a myriad of changes over the years, but remains one of the oldest civilizations in the world.
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Are these "mystical caves" in China antique, or modern?
I came across this link Mysterious Cave Complexes discovered in China that describes some caves in China that supposedly were built by unknown people hundreds of years ago. They are known as the HMG or Huashan Mysterious Grottoes.
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Did China's "One Child Policy" cause or make worse parental gender bias in China?
It's widely reported (at least outside of China) that China's "One Child Policy" caused various forms of parental gender bias in China, such as gender-based abortions, infanticide or adoptions:
The one-child policy had a profound effect on the…
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Did China plant 66 billion trees since 2003?
According to Factocoexist.com:
Even though millions of acres of rainforest have disappeared around
the world over the last decade, there are now more trees and other
vegetation on the planet than there were in 2003. One big part of the
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Was a note from a Chinese political prisoner Ting Kun Ding found in a Primark sock?
There's an unsettling viral article / twitter happening doing the rounds at the moment, telling the story of a note apparently from a Chinese political prisoner, found in a sock bought in a branch of high-profile UK budget clothes store…
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Are Chinese authorities jailing, harassing, and torturing legal activists?
Reports suggest the authorities are not just jailing and harassing legal practitioners and their relatives, but also subjecting some of them to appalling torture.
The Economist | Champions chained: China’s crushing of independent lawyers is a blow…
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Did Chinese users spend 277.4 trillion yuan ($41.51 trillion) on mobile payments in 2018?
According to an article on Entepreneur.com:
China had 1.2 billion unique mobile subscribers by the end of last year, making it the largest mobile market in the world. This widespread mobile ecosystem has resulted in a steep growth in mobile…
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Did the Chinese government kill Falun Gong practitioners for their organs?
Did the Chinese government kill Falun Gong practitioners for their organs?
https://www.healtheuropa.eu/forced-organ-harvesting-they-kill-innocent-people-for-their-organs/97306/
Articles such as these claim that the Chinese government is doing so,…
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