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| |name=China | | [[Image:China-flag.gif|right|thumb|The present-day Chinese flag.]] |
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| '''China''' is a large [[national government|nation]] in East [[Asia]] on [[Earth]]. It is part of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and holds a great amount of sway over its decision-making.<ref name="ENC">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 296 (2011 edition)</ref>
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| ==History==
| | '''China''' is a cultural region, ancient civilization, and a large nation in East [[Asia]]. It is one of [[Earth]]'s oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. The capital of China is [[Beijing]]. |
| China is one of Earth's oldest civilizations, being thousands of years old by the time humanity had started colonizing other planets.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | |
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| In [[2004]], [[Dana Awbrey]] fled to China after an [[artificial intelligence]] called the [[Operator]] thrown into the past via a [[Forerunner]] [[Deep-space artifact|artifact]] expressed a desire to kill her.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}<ref>''[[i love bees]]''</ref>
| | China is one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. It has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and has been the source of some of the world's great inventions, including the Four Great Inventions of ancient China: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing. |
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| ===Interstellar humanity===
| | China has been one of the biggest resource suppliers since the Colonial Era and through the [[Human-Covenant War]]. <ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> |
| When humanity first began to colonize other worlds, China was one of the most enthusiastic and effective colonizing forces. Many of the vital resource colonies that would eventually supply the [[UNSC]] war effort were initiated by Chinese efforts.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
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| ==Geography==
| | In [[2004]], [[Dana Awbrey]] decided to flee there after an [[AI]], the [[Operator]], expressed a desire to kill her. |
| The [[Wikipedia:Great Wall of China|Great Wall]] was in the country and passed through [[Wikipedia:Jinshanling|Jinshanling]].{{Ref/Site|Id=|URL=http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/2004/08/olly-olly-axon-free.html
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| |Site=ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk|Page=Olly Olly Axon Free|Detail=|D=12|M=11|Y=2020}} A train line reached [[Wikipedia:Hangzhou|Hangzhou]] in the country and [[Wikipedia:West Lake|Xi Hu]] (translated to "West Lake") was also in the country.{{Ref/Site|Id=|URL=http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/2004/09/six-degrees-of.html
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| |Site=ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk|Page=six degrees of|Detail=|D=12|M=11|Y=2020}}
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| ===Locations===
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| *[[Beijing]]
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| *[[Shanghai]]
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| [[File:Junjefather.png|thumb|300px|[[Junjie Chen]] receives a message from his father in China.]] | | *[[Earth]] |
| China is an international superpower. The United Nations Space Command has long taken an interest in [[Asia]] for no better reason than its vast size. China has always held a great amount of sway in the UEG, and its position on the world stage did not change when the UNSC gained more power during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. China is overcrowded.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
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| Beijing, a city in the country, is known as a "big media-advertising town". Most people on Earth that work in media or advertising, especially journalists and photographers, live in either Beijing or [[New York City]] in the [[URNA]].{{Ref/Comic|[[Halo Graphic Novel]]|Page=85}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]], an interstellar corporation that manufactures starships and terrestrial vehicles, is named for a union of Chinese (''Sino'') and Vietnamese (''Viet'') interests.<ref name="HGN122">[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|''Halo Graphic Novel'', p. 122]]</ref> | |
| *[[Lian Devereaux]]'s mother was Chinese.<ref name="Mort1">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', p. 254</ref>
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| *As a child, [[Holly Tanaka]] sometimes wore a sky blue and white garment reminiscent of a cheongsam, or [[Wikipedia:Qipao|qipao]], a style of dress from China.
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| *A flattened box of [[Chinese food Easter egg|Chinese takeout]] can be found in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' map, [[High Ground]], set at [[Outpost C9]] in [[Kenya]]. Similar boxes are also found on [[Foundry]].
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| *Chinese characters can be found in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. In the first three games they appear on select weapons and in the latter on the [[multiplayer]] map, [[Reflection]].
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| *The {{UNSCShip|All Under Heaven}}, a [[carrier]] in the [[UNSC Navy]], was named for the ancient Chinese cultural and political concept known as [[Wikipedia:Tianxia|tianxia]].
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Chinese food from H3.jpg|The smashed box of Chinese food on [[High Ground]].
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| File:ODSTlogothing.jpg|Chinese character "混" next to a depiction of an egg (together representing "混蛋", meaning ''"bastard"''), on an [[ODST]]'s [[ODST armor|body armor]].
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| File:Living Monument pistol kanji.png|七, which translates to "7", clearly visible on an officer's sidearm in the [[Halo Living Monument]] trailer.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[i love bees]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| **''[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| | *'''[[I Love Bees]]''' |
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