What are some facts about China and Belgium?
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China (simplified Chinese: 中国, Traditional Chinese: 中國, pinyin: Zhōngguó; listen (help·info)) is a geographical region in East Asia and Central Asia. With over one-fifth of the world's population, the majority of China exists today as a state known as the People's Republic of China, but it also refers to a long-standing civilization comprising successive states and cultures dating back more than 4,000 years.\n\nWith one of the world's longest periods of mostly uninterrupted civilization and the world's longest continuously used written language system, China's history has been largely characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war, and violent imperial dynastic change. The country's territorial extent expanded outwards from a core area in the North China Plain, and varied according to its changing fortunes to include multiple regions of East, Northeast, and Central Asia. (The term "China proper" is used by some observers and historians to describe the core territory historically home to the majority Han Chinese, as opposed to lands associated later with China such as what is now Xinjiang.) For centuries, Imperial China was also one of the world's most technologically advanced civilizations, and East Asia's dominant cultural influence, with an impact lasting to the present day.\n\nBy the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, however, China's political, economic, and military influence declined relative to the growing regional power of Japan and the influence of Western powers. The imperial system in China ended with the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) under Sun Yat-sen in 1912; however, the next four decades of ROC rule were marred by warlord control, the Second Sino-Japanese War during which the Empire of Japan occupied large parts of China, and the Chinese Civil War which pitted Chinese Nationalists against the Communist forces.\n\nAfter its victory in the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party of China under Mao Zedong established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, forcing the Nationalists to retreat and relocate the ROC government to the island of Taiwan, which it had governed since the end of World War II. Since then, the ROC has maintained administrative control over Taiwan, the Pescadores Islands, several islands off the coast of Fujian province including Kinmen and the Matsu Islands, and some islands in the South China Sea.\nShanghai, China's largest city\nEnlarge\nShanghai, China's largest city\nMount Tai in Shandong province\nEnlarge\nMount Tai in Shandong province\nContents\n[hide]\n\n    * 1 Terminology\n          o 1.1 "Zhongguo"--The Central Kingdom\n          o 1.2 "China"\n          o 1.3 "Cathay"\n    * 2 History\n    * 3 Chinese Pre-history\n    * 4 Political history\n    * 5 Territory\n          o 5.1 Historical overview\n          o 5.2 Historical political divisions\n          o 5.3 Geography and climate\n    * 6 Economy\n    * 7 Society\n          o 7.1 Demographics\n          o 7.2 Culture\n          o 7.3 Religion\n          o 7.4 Arts, scholarship, and literature\n          o 7.5 Science and technology\n    * 8 Miscellaneous topics\n    * 9 See also\n\n[edit]\n\nTerminology\n\n    Main article: Names of China\n\n[edit]\n\n"Zhongguo"--The Central Kingdom\nGeography of China and geographic region labels\nEnlarge\nGeography of China and geographic region labels\n\nChina is called zhong guo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or Chung-kuo), which is usually translated as "Middle Kingdom." The first character Zhong (中) means "middle" or "center" while guo (国 or 國) means "country" or "kingdom".\n\nThe term has not been used consistently throughout Chinese history, however, and carries certain cultural and political con
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either England or China...per capita
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China. Check out;\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilber_Pan
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Belgium \n\nGeert Van Loo\nRegular classes in Ostend, Bruges and Ghent\nPhone : ++ 32 (0)59-517469\ne-mail: info@chineseboxingclub.com\nWebsite: www.chineseboxingclub.com/ \nBelgium , Meise \n\nWim Demeere\nClasses are twice a week and comprise of all elements of tai chi chuan, including full-contact lei tai fighting. Private tuition is also available.\ne-mail: ptccm@hotmail.com\nWebsite: www.geocities.com/ptccmeise \nChina , Hong Kong \n\nKie Brooks\n1A, 1/F, Cheung Hong Mansion, 25-33 Johnston Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.\nMobile: +852 2294 0030\ne-mail: enquiry@taigik.com\nWebsite: www.taigik.com \nDenmark \n\nTorben Rif\nChief Instructor Practical Tai Chi Chuan Denmark\ne-mail: taichichuan@jellingnet.dk\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Aalborg \n\nKasper Larsen\ne-mail: kasper_song@mail1.stofanet.dk\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Aarhus \n\nMichael Andersen\ne-mail: chimichael@ofir.dk\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Esbjerg \n\nSoeren Dahl Neilsen\ne-mail: sdn52003@yahoo.dk\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Jelling \n\nMorten Christoffersen\ne-mail: hpallisbo@hotmail.com\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Kolding \n\nJohn Raj\ne-mail: john.raj@nameplanet.com\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Lyngby \n\nChristian Dobrila\ne-mail: christian_dobrila@hotmail.com\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Odense \n\nPer Madsen\ne-mail: pma@oss.dk\nWebsite: www.taichiskole.dk/ \nDenmark , Rinkobing \n\nHeidi Tordrup\ne-mail: tordrup@email.dk\nWebsite: www.butikheidi.dk \nFinland , Turku/Kaarina \n\nJere Sorjanen\nPhone : +358-40-8464824\ne-mail: jetuso@utu.fi\n\nFinland , St Karins , Kaarina \n\nKaj Westersund\nPhone : 358 40 52 66 924\ne-mail: kaj.westersund@kolumbus.fi\n\nFinland , Åbo , Turku \n\nJan Kaslin\nPhone : 358 50 5621857\ne-mail: jkaslin@abo.fi\n\nFrance , Paris \n\nArmelle Malfilatre\nSaturday class in Paris 18 near Gare du Nord\ne-mail: amalfilatre@vectis.fr\nWebsite: www.wudangparis.com \nFrance , Paris \n\nIsabelle Boitiere\nSaturday class in Paris 18 near Gare du Nord \nClasses on Tuesday and Sunday in Paris 20e\nMobile: 06 13 34 75 70\ne-mail: isabelle.boitiere@alicemail.fr\nWebsite: www.wudangparis.com \nFrance , Paris \n\nMichel Naepels\nSaturday class in Paris 18 near Gare du Nord \ne-mail: naepels@ehess.fr\nWebsite: www.wudangparis.com \nFrance , Paris \n\nPatrice Becker\nClasses on Tuesday and Sunday in Paris 20e\nMobile: 06 13 34 75 70\nWebsite: www.wudangparis.com \nFrance , Grand Paris , Paris \n\nDr Luce Condamine\nDan gives workshops in the "Maison du Taiji", and also "24 hours for TCC" (instructors training), and "Taiji Quan and international competition course" (to prepare competition, as a competitor, as a coach, or as a judge or referee)\nHome : 00 33 1 42 87 45 90\nWork : 00 33 6 03 21 42 43\ne-mail: maisondutaiji@free.fr\nWebsite: www.maisondutaiji.com \nFrance , Paris \n\nLadan Niayesh\nParis 20 on Saturday mornings\ne-mail: ladannia@yahoo.com\n\nFrance , Paris , St Denis (Reunion) \n\nJessie Cazalès\nSt Denis (Reunion) on Saturday mornings\ne-mail: keimangi@yahoo.fr\n\nFrance , Paris region \n\nDominique Robin\nTeaching in Sevran (Paris region) ; classes on Monday (advanced) and Thursday (all levels) \nMobile: 33 6 86 46 51 25\ne-mail: do.robin@free.fr\nWebsite: www.wudangparis.com \nFrance , Paris region , Paris \n\nPhilip Brown\nCourses twice per week in central Paris. Forms, Tui Shou, San Shou, Weapons, Conditioning.\nPhone : +33 1 69 07 44 56\ne-mail: phil.brown@wudangfrance.com\nWebsite: www.wudangfrance.com/ \nGreece \n\nIoannis Patsios\nPrinciple Instructor\nRegular classes, seminars and private tuition in Athens and all over Greece.\nPhone : +30 210 8618150\ne-mail: zidgr@yahoo.co.uk\nWebsite: www.eagles.gr/martial/ \nGreece \n\nDimitrios Zouras\nRegular classes, seminars and private tuition in Athens and all over Greece.\nPhone : +30 210 8653642\ne-mail: zidgr@yahoo.co.uk\nWebsite: www.eagles.gr/martial/
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1. Russia\n2. China\nand the list goes on and on. Check out this site for the complete list.
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there is none. look at the world map and see where's china and where's carribean. Chinese participation in world trade might have boosted the Panama Canal traffic, but that's about it.
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China, in fact there was a recent study that shows china will be using more then the resources that are being made right now.  it will happen sometime in the next couple decades.
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china ^^\nengland \nspain
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I was in Belgium 1986-1989 with the RAF. Depends on if you want to live in a Flemish or a Waloon area. Yes it is divided. My main memory is of a country where the pubs were open 24 hours and I never saw a drunk, the shop windows were not boarded up in the evening and the trains ran on time with no vandalism on the railways. I also went to football matches with alcohol on sale and no trouble. Another advantage of Belgium is it's close access to a lot of other countries which explains why they all speak each others languages though when you are that close it becomes dialect.
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russian privatization sucked,  their economy is centered on oil, and government is back to dictatorship. China is doing much better, carefully chosing investors for privatization, and expanding manufacturing sector. Chinese economy is more capitalist than russia's by now.
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Belgium produced some of the best (and still do) weapons in the world.Their Browning automatic was highly prized by the Germans (more reliable than the P.08) The Czechs also made great weapons that the Germans used. yes these countries produced weapons during the occupation.
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According to the CIA World Factbook, China has the highest population with 1,313,973,713 (July 2006 est.).
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cg.html\n\nGo here and look under 'economy.'\n\nZaire is also known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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china has the largest economy in the world & thus the largest working population followed by India so if china& europe dont take these 2 countries seriously they will land into trouble since also offers products at cheap rates
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CHINA=RED\nITALY=GREEN\nENGLAND=BLUE\nAMERICA=WHITE\nSPAIN=WHITE\nFRANCE=BLUE\nJAPAN=RED\nGREECE=BLUE\nGERMANY=GREEN\nSOUTH AFRICA=ORANGE\nINDIA=ORANGE\nAUSTRALIA=BLUE
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The Chinese Wall.\n\nIf this is the best answer, please vote it the best answer. Thanks!
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Yes.  They have communist ties.  Unfortunately there really is no such thing as a communism because of fall of Russia.  Very few countries continue to follow those dead beliefs, but China [except for Hong Kong] and Cuba still do.