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(Encyclopedia) Li Keqiang, 1955–2023, Chinese political leader. He became a member of the Communist party while performing…Cleveland, Frederick Albert
(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, Frederick Albert, 1865–1946, American economist, b. Sterling, Ill., studied at DePauw Univ. and at the Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1900. He taught at the…Kaifeng
(Encyclopedia) KaifengKaifengkī-fŭng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 535,300), NE Henan prov., China, on the Longhai RR. It is a commercial, agricultural, and industrial center. Manufactures include…Leontief, Wassily
(Encyclopedia) Leontief, WassilyLeontief, Wassilylēˈŏntēf [key], 1906–99, American economist, b. Russia, grad. Univ. of Berlin (Ph.D., 1928). The son of a Russian economist, he and his family left…Zhanjiang
(Encyclopedia) Zhanjiang or ChankiangZhanjiangboth: jän-jyäng [key], Cantonese Tsamkong, official Chinese name for the former French territory of Kwangchowan (325 sq mi/840 sq km) on Guangzhou Bay, S…Wuchang
(Encyclopedia) WuchangWuchangw&oomacr;-chäng [key], former city, since 1950 part of Wuhan, E Hubei prov., China, on the right bank of the Chang River at the mouth of the Han. It is an…Paektu, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Paektu or Baekdu, Mount, volcanic peak, 9,003 ft (2,744 m) high, in the Changbai Mts. on the border between North Korea and China. The highest mountain in Korea, it rises from a basalt…Orkhon
(Encyclopedia) OrkhonOrkhonôrˈkŏn, ôr-khŏnˈ [key], river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in the Khangai Mts., N central Republic of Mongolia, and flowing east, then north, past the site of ancient…Gansu
(Encyclopedia) Gansu or Kansu Gansu both: gänˈs&oomacr;ˈ [key], province, 141,000 sq mi (365,284 sq km), NW China…Falun Gong
(Encyclopedia) Falun GongFalun Gongfä-l&oomacr;n g&oomacr;ng [key], also known as Falun DafaFalun Gongdä-fä [key], movement promoting physical and spiritual well-being that became widespread…Trending
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