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China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5173 words) |
 | China as it exists today has been variously described in different points of view as a single civilization or multiple civilizations, as a single state or multiple states, and as a single nation or multiple nations. |
 | The imperial system in China ended with the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) under Sun Yat-sen in 1912; however, the next four decades of ROC rule were marred by warlord control, the Second Sino-Japanese War (WWII), and the Chinese Civil War which pitted Chinese Nationalists against the Communist forces. |
 | China is composed of a vast variety of highly different landscapes, with mostly plateaus and mountains in the west, and lower lands on the east. |
| China Southern Airlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (650 words) |
 | China Southern Airlines (ä¸å›½å—方航空) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. |
 | China Southern Airlines has agreed a leasing deal for 9 Boeing 737-800 from GECAS for 7 years, with deliveries to be completed by February 2006 (ref: Airliner World, March 2005). |
 | China Southern has also signed initial agreement for the purchase of 13 Boeing 787 aircraft, of which 3 would be for its affiliate Xiamen Airlines. |