China


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Flag Description
Red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner.

Currency
The Yuan.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 21, 2009. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam.

Climate
Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.

Terrain
Mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.

Elevation Extremes
Lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m ... Highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m (1999 est.)

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China

This is a map of China. The map illustrates the location of Beijing and its proximity to Xi'an, Taipei, Shanghai, and the Yellow Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Japan / Mongolia / India

China News:
Student leader on trial in China
A former leader of the Tiananmen democracy protests, handed over by Hong Kong to China, goes on trial in what his supporters call political persecution.
China 'steps up US cyber-spying'
Chinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to help build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel says.

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