Example sentences of "china had been " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group was finally disbanded in 1969 , by which time China had been plunged into virtual anarchy and economic collapse . |
| 2 | In the past China had been plundered by westerners eager to exploit large markets and in doing so they brought the nation to its knees . |
| 3 | The ‘ myth ’ of sexual equality in China had been shattered during the reform decade with women facing discrimination in the workplace on a greater scale . |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia remained the only Arab state without diplomatic relations with China , but China had been a weapons supplier to Saudi Arabia since 1985 ; in addition the move was expected to open new links between Saudi Arabia and the Moslem minority in China . |
| 5 | When GATT was formed in 1948 China had been among the founder members , but its membership had lapsed after the withdrawal of the nationalists to Taiwan . |
| 6 | Throughout 1989 China had been concerned at what it described as Taiwan 's " dollar diplomacy " aimed at " buying " recognition from a number of poorer countries . |
| 7 | China had been concerned that the project might leave Hong Kong bankrupt [ see pp. 37960 ; 38147 ; 38192 . |
| 8 | In addition , China had been pleased by leadership changes approved by the congress , in particular the removal of Nguyen Co Thach and Mai Chi Tho from the politburo . |
| 9 | Sihanouk said that he was particularly pleased with Qian 's announcement that China would restore aid to all four factions through the SNC ; previously , China had been the main backer of the Khmers Rouges . |
| 10 | Ira Wolf , the assistant US Representative for Trade Negotiations , said that China had been too slow in opening its markets . |
| 11 | China had been the largest single purchaser of US wheat for several years , buying up to 10 per cent of total US wheat production in some years . |
| 12 | It was widely known , however , that China had been pressing for a Japanese imperial visit for some time as a means of marking a further stage in the country 's rehabilitation from the diplomatic isolation which had followed the Tiananmen Square massacre . |
| 13 | He also explained to us that our stay in China had been planned so that we should spend 4 weeks in Peking , and 3 weeks in the other three cities . |