In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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In 2012, a Chinese gamer's father was so concerned about his son's habit, he hired virtual hitmen to kill off his avatar.
53
In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
129
In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
7
All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
16
The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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