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Name of currency: Renminbi (meaning "people's currency")

Basic unit: Yuan (CNY)

Symbol: ¥ (or 元)

China's capital is Beijing.

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• China has the world's biggest army by active military personnel.

Additional information:

Top Militaries by Active Personnel (2025 estimates): 

1. China: ~2.035 million
2. India: ~1.46 - 1.475 million
3. United States: ~1.3 - 1.4 million
4. North Korea: ~1.28 million
5. Russia: ~1.1 - 1.3 million

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• Marco Polo was a famous Venetian traveler and merchant.
• He traveled to China during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368).
• His accounts of China became famous in Europe.
• His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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• China’s President Xi Jinping declared a “complete victory” over extreme poverty on 25 February 2021.
• The poverty-eradication target was achieved by the end of 2020.
• The campaign lifted the final 98.99 million rural residents out of absolute poverty.
• 832 impoverished counties were removed from the official poverty list.

Last verified on 06-09-2026

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China launched Chang'e-6 mission to collect first samples from the moon's far side.

China launched its complex and ambitious Chang'e-6 mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon.

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• Country: China
• Technology: AI-powered Smart Satellite Platform
• Main Features: Onboard AI processing, autonomous decision-making, real-time data analysis
• Launch Purpose: Earth observation and intelligent space computing
• Field: Artificial Intelligence (AI) + Space Technology

Last verified on 05-08-2026

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Yaping was the second Chinese woman in space in 2013 on Shenzhou 10 

Wang Yaping is a Chinese military transport pilot and taikonaut.

Wang was the second female taikonaut selected to the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps,

and the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk.

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As of 2023, the countries that have successfully landed robots on the planet Mars are:

United States:NASA has successfully landed multiple rovers on Mars, including:

• the Viking landers
• the Spirit
• Opportunity rovers
• the Curiosity rover
• the Perseverance rover.
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China: China’s space agency successfully landed the Zhurong rover on Mars in May 2021 as part of the Tianwen-1 mission.

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• Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) was recently granted permission by Pakistan to provide satellite internet services.
• Country: China
• Satellite Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
• Regulatory Body: Pakistan Space Activities Regulatory Board (PSARB)
• Other operators: Starlink, OneWeb, SSST

Last verified on 02-08-2026

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• Name: Karakoram Highway (KKH)
• Other Name: Friendship Highway (China side)
• Route Start: Hassan Abdal (Pakistan)
• Important Pass: Khunjerab Pass (Pakistan–China border)
• Total Length in Pakistan: About 1300 km
• Completion Year: 1979
• Route Type: Part of ancient Silk Route connection

Last verified on 13-05-2026