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with the Chinese Communist Party , father and son were reunited in China . During the war with the Japanese that fol- lowed the formation of the second United Front , Chiang Ching - kuo held various mili- tary and administrative posts ...
with the Chinese Communist Party , father and son were reunited in China . During the war with the Japanese that fol- lowed the formation of the second United Front , Chiang Ching - kuo held various mili- tary and administrative posts ...
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... China's oppressed and impoverished peas- antry . The peasants formed almost 90 percent of China's population , though , and it was their support , as demonstrated by the Com- munist victory , which proved crucial in once more ...
... China's oppressed and impoverished peas- antry . The peasants formed almost 90 percent of China's population , though , and it was their support , as demonstrated by the Com- munist victory , which proved crucial in once more ...
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... china clay : see kaolin . China fir ( species Cunninghamia lanceolata ) , coniferous evergreen timber tree of the decid- uous cypress family ( Taxodiaceae ) , native to eastern Asia . The China fir may grow to a height of 50 m ( 160 ...
... china clay : see kaolin . China fir ( species Cunninghamia lanceolata ) , coniferous evergreen timber tree of the decid- uous cypress family ( Taxodiaceae ) , native to eastern Asia . The China fir may grow to a height of 50 m ( 160 ...
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