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China
Why 94% of China's people live east of a single line, how the Yellow and Yangtze rivers shaped its history, why its frontiers are mountains and deserts, and how geography drives today's priorities: food, water, energy routes and the sea.
Step 1 of 6 · Overview35 min read ·
Key idea
Prereqs: Chokepoints; Han China (history spine); Taiwan & chips. Next: Europe & the EU. Draws on Tim Marshall's *Prisoners of Geography*, the Hu Line demographic studies and World Bank data.Next: 1. The core and the frontier