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China is most commonly called ZhÅngguó (ä¸åœ‹ or ä¸å›½) in Mandarin Chinese. The term can be literally translated into English as "Central Kingdom" or "Central Country", the less accurate translations can be "Middle Country" and "Middle Kingdom"[1][2]. In ancient times the name referred to the "Central States" along the Yellow River valley and was not associated with any single political entity. The nomenclature gradually evolved to mean the lands under direct imperial rule.
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Like China, the U.S. has a densely populated east coast. Unlike the U.S.... China's farmland is not concentrated in a relatively underpopulated central section of the country. Of the roughly 273 million population in the U.S., less than 3% are engaged in farming while the U.S. has about 80% more farmland than does China and 10 times more farmland per capita. The following map compares the densities of population in the United States and China:
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Violent but unconnected protests in areas throughout China continued in 2006. Protesters tend to target local officials and powerful business interests rather than the central government. Such “mass incidents” commonly involve, for example, rural residents with environmental concerns or protesting inadequate compensation for confiscated property. Other riots and protests... were sparked by specific events such as traffic accidents perceived to reflect abuse of power by local officials, especially corruption. Business disputes in China are not always handled through the courts. Sometimes the foreign partner has been held hostage, threatened with violence, or beaten up.
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Although China is still a developing country with a relatively low per capita income, it has experienced tremendous economic growth since the late 1970s. In large part as a result of economic liberalization policies, the gross domestic product (GDP) increased tenfold between 1978 and 2006, and foreign investment soared during the 1990s. China’s challenge in the early 21st cent. will be to balance its centralized political system with an increasingly decentralized economic system.
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COUNTRY DESCRIPTION:The People’s Republic of China was established on October 1, 1949, with Beijing as its capital city. With well over 1.3 billion citizens, China is the world's most populous country and the third largest country in the world in terms of territory. China is undergoing rapid, profound economic and social change and development. Political power remains centralized in the Chinese Communist Party. Modern tourist facilities are available in major cities, but many facilities in smaller provincial cities and rural areas are frequently below international standards. Read theDepartment of State Background Notes on Chinafor additional information.
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China is called Zhongguo (中國 or 中国) in Chinese. The character zhōng (中) means "middle" or "central," while guó (国 or 國) means "state". The term is commonly translated into English as "Middle Kingdom", but is ... sometimes translated as "Central Kingdom".[1]
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