East Asia
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A China-led initiative to provide funds for development projects.

A dynamic economic model which classifies countries as either core, periphery, or semi-periphery by the economic interactions between them.

Refers to the movement from a more centralized form of economy to a freer, market-based economy.

Any form of economic policy that seeks to support local companies at the expense of foreign corporations, usually through quotas, tariffs, or some combination thereof.

A polycentric city of 11 compact cities, including Hong Kong, Macau, Huizhou and Guangzhou, that is projected to soon increase its population to 65 million and is one of China's industrial growth regions.

The spiritual and political leader of Tibet, who left the region in 1950 after the country was annexed by China.

Meat from cattle in Kobe, Japan. Considered a delicacy.

The empire founded by Genghis Khan that extended in the 13th and 14th century across Asia into Europe.

A system of government that is ruled by the leaders of a religion, or based on the beliefs of a single religion.

Currency from another country.

Name given to China's claimed territory in the South China Sea due its presentation on Chinese maps with nine dashes.

The movement of people from their rural homes to urban employment centers and back on a regular basis

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