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(Encyclopedia)Chi-nan: see Jinan, China.Chi-ning
(Encyclopedia)Chi-ning, China: see Jining.Chi'an
(Encyclopedia)Chi'an: see Ji'an, China.Pao-chi
(Encyclopedia)Pao-chi or Paoki: see Baoji, China. ...Duong Van Minh
(Encyclopedia)Duong Van Minh: see Minh, Duong Van. ...Minh, Duong Van
(Encyclopedia)Minh, Duong Van do͝ong vän mēn [key], 1916–2001, Vietnamese army officer and political leader. A military adviser (1962–63) to President Diem, he helped to overthrow Diem in 1963. He was head o...Jilin, city, China
(Encyclopedia)Jilin kēˈrĭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,117,800), central Jilin prov., China, on the Songhua River. It is a shipping port, a railroad junction, and a commercial and industrial center, with lar...Tonkin
(Encyclopedia)Tonkin tŏnˈkĭnˈ, tŏngˈ– [key], historic region (c.40,000 sq mi/103,600 sq km), SE Asia, now forming the heartland of N Vietnam. The capital was Hanoi. Tonkin was bordered on the north by China...chi-square test
(Encyclopedia)chi-square test: see statistics. ...Chao Wu-chi
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