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"Big River, Big Sea — Untold Stories of 1949 () is a collection of stories written by Taiwanese author Lung Ying-tai published in August 2009. It tells in detail, the events from the surrounding the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War including Chinese families that were broken up by the civil war that ended in the Kuomintang’s defeat in 1949, with some two million escaping to Taiwan. Lung Ying-tai spent more than 10 years researching material for the book and spent 400 days in Changchun, Nanjing, Shenyang, Matsu Islands, Taitung County and Pingtung County paying a visit to survivors of the Chinese Civil War in order to record their stories. Reviews Leo Ou-fan Lee wrote in Muse that 'the problem [of the book] lies in the author's over-ambitious intent to write a testimonial saga of mammoth historical scope - all in 450 pages or 150,000 words. It should have been three times that size.' Lung had said in the public that she especially wanted readers from mainland China to read this book. However, since the books covered various misdeeds of the Chinese Red Army during this era, it was banned by the People Republic of China government. However, this book is still obtainable to readers in mainland China through online purchase. In response to the book, Li Ao wrote a critical piece titled the Big River, Big Sea has fooled you (). References Category:Chinese- language books Category:20th century in China Category:20th century in Taiwan Category:Books about Taiwan Category:Book censorship in China Category:Chinese Civil War Category:2009 non-fiction books Category:Censored books "
"The third neighbor policy is a facet of foreign relations of Mongolia referring to its building relationships with countries other than Russia and China, the two superpowers that historically had a sphere of influence extending to the country. The economy of Mongolia is dependent on exploitation of the country's mineral resources, which include copper, gold, uranium and coal, and thus the country is vulnerable to pressure from foreign countries and corporations involved in resource extraction. See also *Mongolia–Russia relations *People's Republic of China – Mongolia relations References Category:Foreign relations of Mongolia Category:Military of Mongolia Category:Economy of Mongolia "
"The hairy chiton (Chaetopleura papilio) is a species of chiton in the family Chaetopleuridae. It is a marine mollusc. Distribution This species is found from the central Namibian coast to False Bay in South Africa, intertidally to at least 20 m.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. & Beckley, L.E (2005). Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa Description The hairy chiton has brown and black banded valves. A darker stripe runs down the centre of the valves. It can grow up to 70 mm in total length. The girdle is covered with black spines.Kilburn, R. & Rippey, E. (1982). Sea Shells of Southern Africa. MacMillan, South Africa, Ecology This is a solitary animal. References Category:Chaetopleuridae Category:Molluscs of Africa Category:Chitons described in 1797 "