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  2. Technological and industrial history of China - Wikipedia

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    The Great Leap Forward (1958–60) saw great growth of primitive backyard furnaces producing poor-quality pig iron, numerous new, small, modern plants, overuse of large plants, and exaggerated production reports. In 1961 the industry broke down; nearly all small plants were closed, and output fell to less than half the amount reported for 1960.

  3. 1952 reorganization of higher education in China - Wikipedia

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    During the reorganisation, relocation of the faculty, student bodies and the facilities occurred not only across higher education institutions but also across geographic regions. Among 502 academic departments moved out of a university, 282 were relocated to a different city, while among 623 departments moved in, 333 were from a different city.

  4. Re-education through labor - Wikipedia

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    A photograph of Shayang Re-education Through Labor camp in Hubei province, from the archives of the Laogai Museum. Re-education through labor (RTL; simplified Chinese: 劳动教养; traditional Chinese: 勞動教養; pinyin: láodòng jiàoyǎng), abbreviated laojiao (simplified Chinese: 劳教; traditional Chinese: 勞教; pinyin: láojiào) was a system of administrative detention in the ...

  5. Reform and Opening Up - Wikipedia

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    The tax system was reformed in 1994 when inventory taxes were unified into a single VAT of 17% on all manufacturing, repair, and assembly activities and an excise tax on 11 items, with the VAT becoming the main income source, accounting for half of government revenue. The 1994 reform also increased the central government's share of revenues ...

  6. Engine City Technical Institute - Wikipedia

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    There are two major potential directions that Engine City's administration is considering taking. The first direction would be to convert their current facility in South Plainfield into an automotive motorcycle training facility, while purchasing a larger building to house the heavy-duty facility, as space is quite scarce in the current facility's bays.

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    When moving out of state, the rules are often stricter, and you will have to obtain an updated driver’s license from your new state of residence. Even when moving within the state, you are ...

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  9. Down to the Countryside Movement - Wikipedia

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    Xi was a send-down youth for seven years until he enrolled in Tsinghua University's chemical engineer program in 1975. [ citation needed ] In 1978, the government ended the movement, but the sent-down youth were not allowed to return to their homes in urban areas, with exception of those who enrolled the university through Gaokao and some whose ...