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  2. Historical time zones of China - Wikipedia

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    Because of the Second Sino-Japanese War, it was also stated that Kansu-Szechwan time shall be the sole national time during the war time. After the war in 1945, these five times zones were implemented national widely. In 1949, after the Chinese Civil War, the Central People's Government abolished the five time zones and announced to use a ...

  3. China during World War I - Wikipedia

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    World War I began at the time when China entered a new period after the end of feudalism. In April 1912, the Chinese military official Yuan Shih-kai gained power and ended the rule of the Manchu dynasty. Yuan became the president of the Republic of China while he sought to reinforce the central government. [4]

  4. List of time zones by country - Wikipedia

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    This is a list representing time zones by country. Countries are ranked by total number of time zones on their territory. Time zones of a country include that of dependent territories (except Antarctic claims). France, including its overseas territories, has the most time zones with 12 (13 including its claim in Antarctica and all other counties ).

  5. Declarations of war during World War I - Wikipedia

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    A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. A declaration is usually an act of delivering a performative speech (not to be confused with a mere speech) or the presentation of a signed document by an authorized party of a national government in order to create a state of war between two or more sovereign states.

  6. Time in China - Wikipedia

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    The time in China follows a single standard time offset of UTC+08:00, where Beijing is located, even though the country spans five geographical time zones. It is the largest sovereign nation in the world that officially observes only one time zone. The nationwide standardized time is named Beijing Time (BJT; 北京时间) domestically and China ...

  7. Category:World War I by country - Wikipedia

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    The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ... Republic of China declaration of war on Germany; S.

  8. What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?

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    The Qing dynasty incorporated Taiwan as part of Fujian province in 1684 and only declared. ... it was handed over to the Republic of China government at the end of World War Two. ... but in 1971 ...

  9. China - Wikipedia

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    China is the third-largest country in the world by land area after Russia, and the third- or fourth-largest country in the world by total area. [r] China's total area is generally stated as being approximately 9,600,000 km 2 (3,700,000 sq mi). [175]