Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient human relative (hominin) known as Homo erectus. One particular cave in Zhoukoudian (now known as Peking) has fossilised evidence dating to 300,000 and 550,000 years old. Evidence of primitive stone tool technology and animal bones in association to H. erectus have been studied since the late 18th century to 19th century in various areas of Eastern Asia including Indonesia (in particular the Island of Java) and ...

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China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or Chung-kuo), which is usually translated as "Middle Kingdom", but could also be translated as "Central State" or "Central Country". Zhong (中) means "middle" or "center" while guo (国 or 國) means "country," "kingdom," "state," or "land", referring to the claim that Chin ...

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China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a number of states and cultures that have existed and are viewed as having succeeded one another in continental East Asia, dating back nearly 5,000 years. Modern China has been described as both a single civilization and multiple civilizations, as a single state or multiple states, ...

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China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently, the others being ancient Mesopotamia (Sumerians), India (Indus Valley Civilization), the Mayans, and, some hold, Ancient Egypt—though it may have been learned from the Sumerians. The first dynasty according to Chinese historical sources was the Xia Dynasty. Until scientific excavations were made at early bronze-age sites at Erlitou in Henan Province, it was difficult to separate myth from ...

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China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or Chung-kuo), which is usually translated as "Middle Kingdom", but could also be translated as "Central State" or "Central Country". Zhong (中) means "middle" or "center" while guo (国 or 國) means "country," "kingdom," "state," or "land", referring to the claim that China stood at the centre of that society's "known world", s ...

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Before unification by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC, "China" did not exist as a coherent entity. The Chinese civilization consisted of a patchwork of several states, each ruled by a king (王), duke (公), marquess (侯), or earl (伯). Although there was a central king who held nominal power, and powerful hegemons sometimes held considerable influence, each state was ruled as an independent political entity. This is also the time of the beginnings of Confucian philosophy and that of many other philosophies that greatly influ ...

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China - Demographics. Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of numbers, however, the pre-eminent ethnic group in China is the Han, which is a group so diverse in its culture and language that some conceive of it as a larger overarching group bringing together many smaller, distinct ethnic groups sharing common traits in language and culture. Throughout history, many ethnic groups have been assimilated into neighbouring ethnicities or disappeared without a trace. Several previously distinct ...

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Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient human relative (hominin) known as Homo erectus. One particular cave in Zhoukoudian (now known as Peking) has fossilised evidence dating to 300,000 and 550,000 years old. Evidence of primitive stone tool technology and animal bones in association to H. erectus have been studied since the late 18th century to 19th century in various areas of Eastern Asia including Indonesia (in particular the Island of Java) and ...

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China - Historical overview. The Zhou Dynasty, which preceded the unification of China by Shi Huangdi, was originally the region around the Yellow River. Since then, the territory has expanded outward in all directions, and was largest during the Tang, Yuan, and Qing dynasties. The Qing Dynasty included parts of modern Russian Far East and Central Asia (west of Xinjiang). Along with provincial administrators, some foreign monarchs sent envoys to offer gifts to the Emperor of China and the Emperor returned ...

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China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a number of states and cultures that have existed and are viewed as having succeeded one another in continental East Asia, dating back nearly 5,000 years. Modern China has been described as both a single civilization and multiple civilizations, as a single state or multiple states, ...

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History of the Republic of China - Founding of the Republic of China. Main article: Xinhai Revolution The last days of the Qing Dynasty were marked by civil unrests and foreign invasions. Various internal rebellions caused millions of war dead and conflicts with foreign powers almost always resulted in humiliating unequal treaties that forced huge sums of reparation and compromised territorial integrity. In addition, there were feelings that political power should return to the majority Han Chinese ...

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History of the Republic of China - Tension between locals and mainlanders. After World War II, the United States accepted the surrender of the Japanese and allowed the Nationalist Chinese government to occupy Taiwan. The Republic of China sent Chen Yi, the Chief Executive of Taiwan, arrived on October 24, 1945 and received the last Japanese governor, Ando Rikichi, who signed the document of surren ...

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Main article: Chinese Civil War During World War II, the United States emerged as a major actor in Chinese affairs. As an ally it embarked in late 1941 on a program of massive military and financial aid to the hard-pressed Nationalist government. In January 1943 the United States and Britain led the way in revising their treaties with China, bringing to an end a century of unequal treaty relations. Within a few months, a new agreement was signed between the United States and Republic of China for the stationing of American troo ...

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Main article: Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Few Chinese had any illusions about Japanese designs on China. Hungry for raw materials and pressed by a growing population, Japan initiated the seizure of Manchuria in September 1931 and established ex-Qing emperor Puyi as head of the puppet regime of Manchukuo (滿州國) in 1932. The loss of Manchuria, and its vast potential for industrial development and war industries, was a blow to the Nationalist economy. The League of Nations, established at the end of World War I, was unable ...

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There are a variety of derogatory terms referring to Japan. Many of these terms are viewed as racist. However, these terms do not necessarily refer to the Japanese race as a whole; they can also refer to specific policies, or specific time periods in history. Anti-Japanese sentiment - In English. Especially prevalent during World War II, the word "Jap" (or "Nip") has been used in the United States as a derogatory word for Japanese. This is not to be mistaken for "J.A.P." which is a disparaging acronym for "Jewish American Princess", used as a label fo ...

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There is widespread anti-Japanese sentiment in China. This is noticeable even to casual or short-term foreign visitors due to the readiness with which many Chinese in all walks of life will volunteer, with little or no prompting, feelings of "dislike" for the Japanese ("我不喜欢日本人"). More vocal elements will speak openly of Chinese 'national hatred' (民族仇恨). There may be some regional variation in the intensity of anti-Japanese sentiment, which is thought to be weaker in areas not subjected to Japanese military occupation and, ironically, in ...

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Anti-Japanese sentiment - Pre-Twentieth Century. In the United States, anti-Japanese sentiment had its beginnings well before the Second World War. As early as the late 1800s, Asian immigrants were subject to much racial prejudice in the United States. Laws were passed that openly discriminated against Japanese, as well as Chinese, Korean, and Filipinos. Many of these laws stated that Asians could not become citizens of the United States and could not hold basic rights, such as owning land. These laws were greatl ...

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The Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto war shrine in Tokyo, Japan. It is the resting of place of thousands of Japanese soldiers killed in various wars, including war criminals such as Hideki Tojo and Hirota Koki, who were convicted for their roles in the Japanese invasion of the Korean peninsula, China and other parts of East Asia. In recent years, the Yasukuni Shrine has become a sticking point in the relations of Japan and her neighbours. The very enshrinement of war criminals as martyrs has greatly angered the people of various countries ...

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Anti-Japanese sentiment in the Korean Peninsula is often traced to Japanese occupation of Korea from 1910-1945 (even as far back as the constant raids by Japanese pirates and the Japanese invasion of 1592), during which time Korea was savagely exploited. After the Korea's annexation, Japan soon invaded and forced Koreans into brutal assimiliation to the Japanese culture. Koreans were forced to adopt Japanese names, change the official religion to the native Japanese religion Shinto, and were forbidden to write or speak the Korean language in schools, businesses, or public places. Shortly ...

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