China's Growing Economy and Resources Card
A Mini Page overview notes China as the world’s second-largest economy after the United States. It highlights China’s vast population of over 1.3 billion, rapid urbanization, and aging trend. It cites population control, rising incomes, and the role of manufacturing, silk, and cotton in the economy. It mentions low costs and ongoing poverty reduction as well as the textile industry’s long history and global silk trade dominance.
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China
United States
Beijing
Mini Guide to Olympic Sports at Beijing Games
The Mini Page previews judo and taekwondo at the Beijing Olympics. Judo features standing and ground phases with seven weight classes for men and women and two bronze medals per event. Taekwondo, the way of kicking and striking, began in Korea over 2000 years ago, with four weight classes per gender and medals in Sydney 2000.
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Korea
Seoul
More About China's Resources and Wildlife
China holds abundant mineral riches with sizable reserves of tin tungsten zinc gold iron lead aluminum uranium and copper while producing more steel than any nation. Its wildlife includes unique species with about 15 percent of global mammal and bird life, including the giant panda, all endangered due to habitat loss and pollution. Fish from Chinese waters supply about 15 percent of world catch.
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China
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Texas
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Rice University
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Scott Kennedy
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