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| # Region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the [[Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]]). | # Region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the [[Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]]). | ||
| # The civilisation/civilization of the Chinese people. | # The civilisation/civilization of the Chinese people. | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | China emerged as one of the world's [[Cradle of civilization|first civilizations]], in the fertile basin of the [[Yellow River]] in the [[North China Plain]]. China was one of the world's [[List of regions by past GDP (PPP)|foremost economic powers]] for most of the [[Pax Sinica|two millennia]] from the 1st until the 19th century. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *[[Africa–China relations]] | *[[Africa–China relations]] | ||
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- A country in East Asia. Official name: People's Republic of China.
- Region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- The civilisation/civilization of the Chinese people.
History
China emerged as one of the world's first civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. China was one of the world's foremost economic powers for most of the two millennia from the 1st until the 19th century.
See also
- Africa–China relations
- Chinese art
- Chinese capitalism
- Chinese contemporary art
- Chinese culture
- Great Wall of China
- Terracotta Army
- Chinese counterculture
- When China Rules the World
- Social Credit System
- Tank Man
- Execution van
- Mass surveillance in China
- Human rights in China
- One-child policy
- Uyghurs, Xinjiang re-education camps
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