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- First unified Chinese state appeared in 221 BCE with the Qin Dynasty.
- The second largest country in Asia.
- Has the second strongest economy in the world.
- Beijing is the capital city of China.
- Has the world's largest standing army.
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The People's Republic of China is the world's most populous nation and one of the most powerful nations in the world. The county has a rich cultural inheritance reaching far back into recorded and prerecorded history. Throughout the last several millennia the region comprising modern China has outpaced the rest of the world in many areas including art, science, and technology. Modern China is ruled by the Communist Party of China under a single-party socialist republic system of government. Despite instability and war during the 20th century, China has reemerged as a world superpower economically, politically, and militarily during the latter part of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.
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