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Names of China
There are also names for China based on a certain ethnic group other than Han, much like the Western rendering of all Arabs as "Saracens". ... During the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu rulers also used the name Han to distinguish the local Chinese from the Manchus. -
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Sinocentrism
An obvious Chinese influence can be found in Korean names. ... One manifestation of Japanese resistance to Sinocentrism was the insistence for many years in the early 20th century on using the name Shina (支那) for China, based on the Western word 'China', in preference to Chūgoku (中国 Central Country) advocated by the Chinese themselves. -
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Names of Korea
Since establishing diplomatic relationship with South Korea 1992, China has used the names that each of the two sides prefer, by referring to North Korea as Cháoxiǎn and to South Korea as Hánguó (韩国 "Hanguk"). -
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National Anthem of the Republic of China
zī (咨) is a classical, archaic interjection, and is not used in this sense in the modern vernacular language. ... At international events such as Olympic Games when Taiwan is not allowed to use its official name as the ROC and is forced to use Chinese Taipei instead, the National Banner Song is played in place of the National Anthem of the Republic of China due to pressure from the People's Republic of China over the political status of Taiwan. -
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Ethnic minorities in China
Officially, English-language terms such as "ethnic minorities", "ethnic groups", and "national minorities" are also used in PRC publications. ... Citizens of mainland China who are of foreign origin are classified using yet another separate label: "foreigners naturalized into the Chinese citizenship" (外国人入中国籍). -
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Luding Bridge
While Red Star Over China, which uses the old-style name Tatu River, says there were thirty men in the force, it is now generally accepted that there were only twenty-two. ... Most of the assault team did not leave their names behind. -
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China
Territories currently administered by two states that formally use the name China: ... "Zhōngguó" are the first and last characters of both of these official names. -
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List of Chinese monarchs
Sometimes the same emperor is commonly known by two or three separate names, or the same name is used by emperors of different dynasties. ... History of China -
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List of Chinese inventions
Lacquer: Lacquer was used in China since the Neolithic period and came from a substance extracted from the lac tree found in China. ... K.S. Tom mentions this same repaired Ming suspension bridge described by Needham, but adds that recent research has revealed a document which lists the names of those who allegedly built an iron chain suspension bridge in Yunnan around the year 600 AD. -
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Chinese name
Instead, the entire given name should be used. ... (See: Top 10 Taiwanese family names and Top family names in China (1988), List of common Chinese surnames)
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China used names