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1 |  |  The disputes concerning the Spratly Islands are significant because . |
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2 |  |  China's "one country, two systems" formula is being used in to try to encourage . |
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3 |  |  The Tokaido contains 40 percent of Japan's population. |
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4 |  |  Despite the emphasis on manufacturing after 1949, China remains economically a(n) country. |
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5 |  |  is a buffer state between China and Russia. |
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6 |  |  The four main islands of Japan are , , , and . |
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7 |  |  The comprise about 92 percent of the people of China. |
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8 |  |  Chaebols are . |
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9 |  |  South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (before it was returned to China) are called the to indicate their aggressive economic progress. |
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10 |  |  China is building a to help remedy their desertification problem. |
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11 |  |  Economic growth in Cambodia and Laos has been and remains . |
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12 |  |  remains the geographic hub and center of Eastern Asia. |
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13 |  |  Timber products, especially from , are very important to Southeastern Asian countries. |
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14 |  |  The most distinctive feature of rural landscapes in Eastern Asia is . |
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15 |  |  With over 200 million people, is the most populous country of Southeastern Asia. |
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