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1 | | The disputes concerning the Spratly Islands are significant because . |
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2 | | China's "one country, two systems" formula is being used in to try to encourage . |
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3 | | The Tokaido contains 40 percent of Japan's population. |
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4 | | Despite the emphasis on manufacturing after 1949, China remains economically a(n) country. |
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5 | | is a buffer state between China and Russia. |
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6 | | The four main islands of Japan are , , , and . |
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7 | | The comprise about 92 percent of the people of China. |
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8 | | Chaebols are . |
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9 | | South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (before it was returned to China) are called the to indicate their aggressive economic progress. |
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10 | | China is building a to help remedy their desertification problem. |
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11 | | Economic growth in Cambodia and Laos has been and remains . |
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12 | | remains the geographic hub and center of Eastern Asia. |
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13 | | Timber products, especially from , are very important to Southeastern Asian countries. |
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14 | | The most distinctive feature of rural landscapes in Eastern Asia is . |
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15 | | With over 200 million people, is the most populous country of Southeastern Asia. |
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