In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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