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... China was the largest source of indentured workers . One of their earli- est uses was in Borneo . Chinese businessmen ran the gold mines there and used coolies from China to work in them . By the beginning of the nine- teenth century ...
... China was the largest source of indentured workers . One of their earli- est uses was in Borneo . Chinese businessmen ran the gold mines there and used coolies from China to work in them . By the beginning of the nine- teenth century ...
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... China's " open door " was beginning to make it easier for people to leave and the numbers heading illegally for Hong ... China , but in practice it is fixed by the number of people China will permit to leave the country ; Hong Kong just ...
... China's " open door " was beginning to make it easier for people to leave and the numbers heading illegally for Hong ... China , but in practice it is fixed by the number of people China will permit to leave the country ; Hong Kong just ...
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... ( CHINA ) Until recent years , there was relatively little immigration into Taiwan ( China ) . The 20 million population remained more or less homogeneous , although there was a distinction between the native Taiwanese who tended to ...
... ( CHINA ) Until recent years , there was relatively little immigration into Taiwan ( China ) . The 20 million population remained more or less homogeneous , although there was a distinction between the native Taiwanese who tended to ...
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