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China’s 60th Anniversary, By the Numbers

Fast Company created a graphic delineating the statistical differences in a number of areas between China in 1949 and in 2009:

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See the full version here.

October 2, 2009 2:14 PM
Posted By: Sophie Beach
Categories: Economy, Society
Tags: 1949 60 years, life expectancy, literacy, population growth, PRC history, statistics
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