Word: lanzhou
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...befits such grand expectations, the post-Mao leadership has also overhauled the structure of China's relations with the world. From the Daqing oilfields in the north to Canton in the south, from Shanghai in the east to sooty Lanzhou in the west, 1,600 foreign specialists are working to boost China's economy. Some 128 American firms have offices in Peking; this year trade between the U.S. and China will amount to $5.5 billion, a fiftyfold increase since 1972. Ten years ago, almost no Chinese were allowed to go overseas; today there are 10,000 students...