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<b>China</b> is the largest [[nation]] in [[Asia]].  It is the largest nation in the world in terms of population (at 1.4 billion).  Its culture and economy are varied, with a history thousands of years old.
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== History ==
:<i>Full article:  [[History of China]]</i>
Although archaeologists have found settlements in China dating to [[5000 BCE]], the earliest nation that can be dated in the area of modern China is the [[Shang Dynasty]], approximately [[2000 BCE]].  Early on, China was a world leader in economy and the sciences, and would be anywhere from one to five centuries ahead of classical [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] and [[Roman Empire|Roman]] culture until the 1400s.  During the 15th century, China became increasingly isolationist, which lead to a slow loss of its advantage.
 
== Religion ==
:<i>Full article:  [[Religion of China]]</i>
In addition to the native [[folk religion]]s, China is home of two of the world's oldest surviving religions:  [[Confuscianism]] and [[Daoism]].  [[Buddhism]], carried over from [[India]] and [[Tibet]], has strongly influenced China, but Chinese Buddhism is of a distinct nature.
 
In addition, China has several religious minorities.  [[Islam]] in china is rather moderate, and chinese [[Muslim]]s (called the [[Hui]]) often define their faith in Daoist or Confuscian terms, although they do not believe in the supernatural elements of those faiths.  [[Christianity]] had suffered during the first 50 years of [[Communist]] rule, especially as [[church]]es tried to play a political role in people's lives.  In recent years, the restrictions have lowered.  [[Catholicism in China]] is an especially interesting topic, as the Chinese government has tried to replace the [[Vatican]] in Catholic lives.
 
== Economy ==
:<i>Full article:  [[Economy in China]]</i>
Although formerly the largest economy in the world, by [[1500 CE]], [[isolationism]] and continual [[warfare]] had drained Chinese economy.  The situation would later improve after the first few decades of the [[Cold War]], and has been improving as
 
The Chinese economy has benefitted from two loosely affiliated nations:  [[Taiwan]] and [[Hong Kong]].  They have developed highly developed economies (each would qualify as a [[first world]] nation were they independent nations) and governments, and their models have helped to develop the Chinese economy, either by acting as intermediaries or by acting as models.  The [[2001 CE|2001]] declaration by [[Jiang Zemin]] (fomer leader of the [[Chinese Communist Party]]) of the "[[theory of three represents]]" -- that the CCP represents not only workers, but also intellectuals and entepreneurs -- was a verbal affirmation of what had been a trend for the previous years.
 
 
 
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