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... foreign trade and other overseas transactions ( including remittances by overseas Chinese ) , but these functions are exercised through the Bank of China , which maintains branch of- fices in a number of European and Asian countries ...
... foreign trade and other overseas transactions ( including remittances by overseas Chinese ) , but these functions are exercised through the Bank of China , which maintains branch of- fices in a number of European and Asian countries ...
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... Foreign rulers were thus expected to honour and observe the Ming ritual calendar , to accept nominal appointments as members of the Ming nobility or military establishment , and , especially , to send periodic missions to the Ming ...
... Foreign rulers were thus expected to honour and observe the Ming ritual calendar , to accept nominal appointments as members of the Ming nobility or military establishment , and , especially , to send periodic missions to the Ming ...
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... foreign business enterprises in China , providing a great advantage in competition with Chinese firms , which was enhanced when foreign factories or banks were located in conces- sion areas under foreign protection . The Chinese had to ...
... foreign business enterprises in China , providing a great advantage in competition with Chinese firms , which was enhanced when foreign factories or banks were located in conces- sion areas under foreign protection . The Chinese had to ...
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