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Word: siantar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1955-1955
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...only to Formosa. It is also crucial to the whole area of Southeast Asia. Scattered from clattering, neon-bright Hong Kong to Saigon's gaudy Chinese city of Cholon, from stilt houses and river boats along Bangkok's green canals to high-walled compounds in Djakarta and Siantar in Sumatra, from bamboo slums to sleek modern apartments in Singapore, live 12 million Chinese. For them, Chiang and Formosa are the only counter to the pull of Communist China on their loyalty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FORMOSA: Man of the Single Truth | 4/18/1955 | See Source »

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