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  2. Chinese diaspora in France - Wikipedia

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    The first record of a Chinese man in France is Shen Fo-tsung in 1684, and soon after Arcade Huang, also known as Huang Jialüe (1679-1716).He was brought back by Jesuit missionaries to the Versailles court of Louis XIV, the Sun King in the late 17th century, and oversaw a collection of manuscripts sent as a gift from the Kangxi Emperor of Qing China.

  3. Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia

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    Pierre-sur-Haute military radio station An unassuming military station in France became a cause célèbre after French Intelligence tried to threaten Wikipedia into deleting its article on it. Predjama Castle

  4. China - Wikipedia

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    China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget. It is a great power, and has been described as an emerging superpower. China is known for its cuisine and culture, and has 59 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number of any country.

  5. China–France relations - Wikipedia

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    ChinaFrance relations, also known as Franco-Chinese relations or Sino-French relations, are the interstate relations between China and France (Kingdom or later).. Note that the meaning of both "China" and "France" as entities has changed throughout history; this article will discuss what was commonly considered 'France' and 'China' at the time of the relationships in question.

  6. CGTN French - Wikipedia

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    CGTN French (formerly CCTV International French or CCTV-Français formerly CCTV-F is a French language entertainment and news channel of China Central Television (CCTV) originating in China, and are part of the Chinese Government's information ministry. The channels cater to an international audience, with programmes containing French subtitles ...

  7. Chinese Labour Corps - Wikipedia

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    Men of the Chinese Labour Corps load sacks of oats onto a lorry at Boulogne while supervised by a British officer (12 August 1917). The Chinese Labour Corps (CLC; French: Corps de Travailleurs Chinois; simplified Chinese: 中国 劳工 旅; traditional Chinese: 中國 勞工 旅; pinyin: Zhōngguó láogōng lǚ) was a labour corps recruited by the British government in the First World War to ...

  8. Shicheng, Zhejiang - Wikipedia

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    Map of Sui'an County in 1930 Map of Shicheng redrawn according to Gazetteer of Sui'an County in 1930. Shicheng (Chinese: 狮城; pinyin: Shī Chéng; lit. 'Lion City') is an ancient underwater city situated under Qiandao Lake in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and was previously the county seat of the defunct Sui'an County (Chinese: 遂安县).

  9. History of YouTube - Wikipedia

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    YouTube would give free access to its users, the more users, the more profit it can potentially make because it can in principle increase advertisement rates and will gain further interest of advertisers. [344] YouTube would sell its audience that it gains by free access to its advertising customers. [344]: 181