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instanceOf
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country in East Asia
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sovereign state
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administrativeDivisionType
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province-level divisions
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areaRank
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one of the largest countries by area
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beltAndRoadInitiative
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key proponent and organizer
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borderingCountry
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Afghanistan
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Bhutan
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India
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Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyzstan
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Laos
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Mongolia
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Myanmar
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Nepal
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North Korea
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Pakistan
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Russia
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Tajikistan
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Viet Nam
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surface form:
Vietnam
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borderingSea
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Bohai Sea
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East China Sea
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South China Sea
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Yellow Sea
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callingCode
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+86
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capital
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Beijing
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capitalCityPopulationRank
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one of the largest cities in the world
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civilizationStatus
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one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations
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climate
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varied from subarctic to tropical
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continent
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Asia
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currency
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Chinese yuan
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surface form:
Renminbi
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currencyCode
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CNY
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currentParamountLeader
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President of China
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surface form:
Xi Jinping
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currentPremier
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Li Qiang
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currentPresident
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President of China
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surface form:
Xi Jinping
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dominantReligionOrBelief
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Buddhism
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Chinese folk religion
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Taoism
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non-religious population significant
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drivingForceOfEconomy
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export-oriented industry
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manufacturing
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drivingLaw
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right-hand traffic
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drivingSide
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right
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economicStatus
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major global economic power
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one of the world's largest economies by GDP
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educationSystemFeature
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compulsory education for nine years
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ethnicMajority
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Han Chinese
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founder
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Mao Zedong
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foundingDate
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1 October 1949
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governmentType
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socialist one-party state
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hasSpaceStation
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Tiangong space station
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headOfGovernment
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Premier of the State Council
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headOfState
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President of China
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highestPoint
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Mount Everest
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surface form:
Mount Everest (on the border with Nepal)
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historicalDynasty
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Han dynasty
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Ming dynasty
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Qin dynasty
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Qing dynasty
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Song dynasty
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Tang dynasty
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includesTerritory
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Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Macau
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surface form:
Macau Special Administrative Region
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internetControlPolicy
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extensive internet regulation and censorship
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internetTLD
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.cn
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China
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
.中国
.中國
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largestCity
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Shanghai
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legislature
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National People's Congress
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literacyStatus
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high literacy rate
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location
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eastern Asia
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majorCity
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Beijing
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Chongqing
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Guangzhou
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Shanghai
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Shenzhen, China
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surface form:
Shenzhen
Tianjin
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majorCityRegion
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Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
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Pearl River Delta
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Yangtze River Economic Belt
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surface form:
Yangtze River Delta
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majorEthnicGroup
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Han Chinese
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majorExport
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electronics
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machinery
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manufactured goods
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majorLanguageFamily
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Sino-Tibetan
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majorMountainRange
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Himalayas
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majorRiver
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Yangtze River
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Yellow River
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memberOf
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G20
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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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United Nations
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World Trade Organization
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militaryAllianceStatus
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not a member of NATO
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militaryStatus
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nuclear-armed state
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mottoStatus
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no official national motto at state level
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nationalAnthem
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March of the Volunteers
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nationalDay
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1 October
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nationalEmblem
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National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
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nationalFlag
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Five-star red flag
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notableHistoricalEvent
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Xinhai Revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing dynasty
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proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949
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numberOfProvinceLevelDivisions
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over 30
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officialLanguage
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Standard Chinese
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surface form:
Mandarin Chinese
Standard Chinese
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officialName
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China
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
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olympicHost
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hosted 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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hosted 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
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permanentUNSCMember
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true
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politicalStatus
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major global political power
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politicalSystemFeature
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one-party rule
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unitary state
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populationRank
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most populous country in the world or second depending on estimates
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populationStatus
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over 1.4 billion inhabitants
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predecessorState
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Republic of China
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surface form:
Republic of China (on the mainland)
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recognizedEthnicGroups
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over 50 minority ethnic groups
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regionalLanguage
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Cantonese
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Hakka
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Hokkien
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Shanghainese
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many other Chinese varieties
ⓘ
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regionalScript
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Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong and Macau)
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rulingParty
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Chinese Communist Party
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surface form:
Communist Party of China
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shortName
|
China
self-link
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spaceProgram
|
China National Space Administration
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standardScript
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Simplified Chinese (mainland)
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subregion
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East Asia
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timeZone
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China Standard Time
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timeZonePolicy
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single time zone across the country
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utcOffset
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+8
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writingSystem
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Chinese characters
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