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Page 60
... major effort has also been made to increase mechanization and con- tainerization at major international ports . Aviation . Aviation development is particularly suited to China , with its extensive territory and varied terrain . Chi ...
... major effort has also been made to increase mechanization and con- tainerization at major international ports . Aviation . Aviation development is particularly suited to China , with its extensive territory and varied terrain . Chi ...
Page 63
... major medical facili- ties are run by the government . The health of the Chinese populace has improved con- siderably since 1949. Average life expectancy has gone up expectancy about three decades and now ranks nearly at the level of ...
... major medical facili- ties are run by the government . The health of the Chinese populace has improved con- siderably since 1949. Average life expectancy has gone up expectancy about three decades and now ranks nearly at the level of ...
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... major crop in the warm and temperate zones , but most of the large plantations and processing plants are located on the alluvial lands of the Cauca Valley near Cali . Some of the sugar is exported , but domestic markets consume the bulk ...
... major crop in the warm and temperate zones , but most of the large plantations and processing plants are located on the alluvial lands of the Cauca Valley near Cali . Some of the sugar is exported , but domestic markets consume the bulk ...
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