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Word: sha (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...foothills of southern Formosa's terraced mountains, youthful soldiers shout "Shat Sha!" (Kill! Kill!) as they lunge at practice dummies with bayonets. The huge military training camp at Feng-shan echoes with machine-gun chatter, and squads of infantrymen work under live ammunition fire. Fengshan's combat course is modeled after the training system used in the U.S. in World War II, and the camp's officers call it "the cradle of the new Chinese army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Before Storms & Winds | 2/27/1950 | See Source »

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