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D. With a population of 34 million people, the “functional urban area” of Shanghai is the largest in China, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The urban area of Guangzhou, once known as Canton, ranks second with 25 million people.
A. Beijing, once known as Peking, has an urban area of 24.9 million – about the same as Guangzhou. Beijing became the capital of the Chinese Empire in 1420. Chongqing, formerly known as Chungking, served as the nation's wartime capital as the Chinese fought the Japanese from 1937 to 1945.
B. China ranks behind only the United States in Gross Domestic Product. It is followed by Japan and Germany. China's explosive economic growth has come with widespread air, water and ground pollution killing more than a million people a year. There also is growing income inequality and corruption of public officials by business interests.
C. The Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China is a group of 4 to 9 people who make all decisions of national significance. Power is concentrated in the Paramount Leader, currently Xi Jinping, who heads the three most important political and state offices.