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Visiting china, it is easy to be transfixed by the rush of development: the hullabaloo of high-volume traffic, the construction of seemingly endless rows of high-rises, the hopefulness of so many people bent on improving their lives. Every day, the PRC is working to transform itself into a modern, developed nation—an economic and political powerhouse in Asia and in the world.
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Grumbine, R.E. (2010). China 2020. In: Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-59726-811-0_8
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