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People’s Republic of China

Zhonghua Renmin Gonghe Guo

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HISTORY. In the course of 1949 the Communists obtained full control of the mainland of China, and in 1950 also over most islands off the coast, including Hainan.

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Paxton, J. (1981). People’s Republic of China. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271104_34

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