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About China
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences. But in the 19th and early 20th centuries, China was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established a dictatorship that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping gradually introduced market-oriented reforms and decentralized economic decision making, and output quadrupled by 2000. Political controls remain tight even while economic controls continue to be relaxed.
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China counts down to third manned space launch - Reuters 1 hour 53 min agoChina pulls out all the stops in Paralympics spectacular - guardian.co.uk 5 hours 38 min agoChina pulls out all the stops in Paralympics spectacular - guardian.co.uk 5 hours 38 min agoChina Back on Global Sports Stage - New York Times 8 hours 53 sec agoChina Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Nuclear Standoff - New York Times 9 hours 27 min agoMore News | Feed source: Google News