Qingdao is a beautiful city that lies in the east of China.

青岛是一个位于中国东部的美丽城市。

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Huai' an is a city with a long history and it lies in the east of China.

淮安是一座历史悠久的城市，它位于中国的东部。

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Korea lies to the east of China.

韩国位于中国东面。

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Middle east oil is critical to the rise of India and China, and in that sense it's very much part of the economic process.

中东石油,对于中印的崛起非常关键，因此它是东南亚经济发展的,重大保障。

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EU, could help with three broader challenges that America frets most about over the next 20 years: the democratisation of the Middle East, the growth of China and, to a lesser extent, developments in Russia.

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The Unha-3 rocket blasted off at around 10 AM local time from a space center in the village of Tongchang-ri on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, flew over the East China Sea, the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, and then past the Philippines.

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The jellyfish spawn along the coasts of the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea (see map in article) and some drift towards Japan.

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