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COMP Cams Camshaft Kit CB 252HK KIT Complete Kit Includes: Camshaft, Lifters, Valve Springs, Retainers, Valve Locks, Valve Stem Seals, Timing Chain Set, Assembly Lube (in flat tappet applications), Decals and Instructions. This Part Fits: Year Make Model Submodel 1967 1975 Chevrolet Bel Air Base 1967 1972 Chevrolet Biscayne Base 1973 1974 Chevrolet Blazer Base 1969 1972 Chevrolet Brookwood Base 1978 1980 Chevrolet C10 Big Ten 1975 1980 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne 1975 1980 Chevrolet

K-KIT - Complete Kit Includes: Camshaft, Lifters, Valve Springs, Retainers, Valve Locks, Valve Stem Seals, Timing Chain Set, Assembly Lube (in flat tappet applications), Decals and Instructions.

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Year Make Model Submodel
1967-1975 Chevrolet Bel Air Base
1967-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne Base
1973-1974 Chevrolet Blazer Base
1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood Base
1978-1980 Chevrolet C10 Big Ten
1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne
1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 Custom Deluxe
1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 Scottsdale
1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 Silverado
1968-1974 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Base
1968-1974 Chevrolet C10 Suburban Base
1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe
1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 Suburban Scottsdale
1975-1980 Chevrolet C10 Suburban Silverado
1975-1981 Chevrolet C20 Cheyenne
1981-1986 Chevrolet C20 Custom
1975-1980 Chevrolet C20 Custom Deluxe
1981 Chevrolet C20 Deluxe
1975-1986 Chevrolet C20 Scottsdale
1975-1986 Chevrolet C20 Silverado
1968-1974 Chevrolet C20 Pickup Base
1968-1974 Chevrolet C20 Suburban Base
1981-1986 Chevrolet C20 Suburban Custom
1975-1980 Chevrolet C20 Suburban Custom Deluxe
1981 Chevrolet C20 Suburban Deluxe
1975-1980,1982,1984-1986 Chevrolet C20 Suburban Scottsdale
1975-1977,1979-1980,1982-1986 Chevrolet C20 Suburban Silverado
1975-1981 Chevrolet C30 Cheyenne
1981-1986 Chevrolet C30 Custom
1975-1980 Chevrolet C30 Custom Deluxe
1981 Chevrolet C30 Deluxe
1975-1986 Chevrolet C30 Scottsdale
1975-1986 Chevrolet C30 Silverado
1968-1974 Chevrolet C30 Pickup Base
1967,1969,1971-1972 Chevrolet Camaro Base
1967,1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS
1967-1972 Chevrolet Camaro SS
1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1967-1972 Chevrolet Caprice Base
1973-1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic
1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Estate
1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau
1975-1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sport
1973-1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate
1975 Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle 300
1968-1969 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 Deluxe
1970-1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Base
1968-1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Concours
1969-1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Concours Estate
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Deluxe
1969-1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Greenbrier
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna Estate
1974-1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna Type S-3
1967-1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
1974-1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic
1974 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Estate
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Estate
1968-1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Nomad
1971-1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS
1967-1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
1968 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova
1967-1974 Chevrolet Corvette Base
1967-1975 Chevrolet El Camino Base
1968-1974 Chevrolet El Camino Custom
1968-1974 Chevrolet El Camino SS
1969-1970 Chevrolet Estate Base
1973-1974 Chevrolet G10 Van Base
1976 Chevrolet G20 Beauville
1976 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van
1973-1974 Chevrolet G20 Van Base
1973-1974 Chevrolet G20 Van Sportvan
1975-1976 Chevrolet G30 Beauville
1975-1976 Chevrolet G30 Chevy Van
1975-1976 Chevrolet G30 Hi-Cube
1973-1974 Chevrolet G30 Van Base
1967-1976 Chevrolet Impala Base
1975-1976 Chevrolet Impala Custom
1976 Chevrolet Impala Custom Landau
1976 Chevrolet Impala S
1975-1976 Chevrolet Impala Sport
1976,1979-1980 Chevrolet K10 Cheyenne
1976,1979-1980 Chevrolet K10 Custom Deluxe
1976,1979-1980 Chevrolet K10 Scottsdale
1976,1979-1980 Chevrolet K10 Silverado
1968-1974 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Base
1968-1974 Chevrolet K10 Suburban Base
1976-1978,1980 Chevrolet K20 Cheyenne
1976-1978,1980 Chevrolet K20 Custom Deluxe
1976-1978,1980 Chevrolet K20 Scottsdale
1976-1978,1980 Chevrolet K20 Silverado
1968-1974 Chevrolet K20 Pickup Base
1968-1974 Chevrolet K20 Suburban Base
1985 Chevrolet K20 Suburban Custom
1985 Chevrolet K20 Suburban Scottsdale
1985 Chevrolet K20 Suburban Silverado
1977,1980-1981 Chevrolet K30 Cheyenne
1981-1986 Chevrolet K30 Custom
1977,1980 Chevrolet K30 Custom Deluxe
1981 Chevrolet K30 Deluxe
1977,1980-1986 Chevrolet K30 Scottsdale
1977,1980-1986 Chevrolet K30 Silverado
1968-1974 Chevrolet K30 Pickup Base
1976 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Base
1976-1978 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Cheyenne
1977-1978 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Custom Deluxe
1978 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Silverado
1969-1972 Chevrolet Kingswood Base
1969-1972 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate
1970-1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Base
1973-1974 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau
1973,1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo S
1969-1972 Chevrolet Nova Base
1973 Chevrolet P10 Van Base
1976,1979 Chevrolet P20 Base
1976,1979 Chevrolet P20 Step-Van
1970-1971,1973 Chevrolet P20 Van Base
1975-1989,1997 Chevrolet P30 Base
1975-1985,1987-1989 Chevrolet P30 Step-Van
1970-1971,1973-1974 Chevrolet P30 Van Base
1989 Chevrolet R2500 Cheyenne
1989 Chevrolet R2500 Scottsdale
1989 Chevrolet R2500 Silverado
1988 Chevrolet R30 Cheyenne
1987-1988 Chevrolet R30 Custom Deluxe
1987-1988 Chevrolet R30 Scottsdale
1987-1988 Chevrolet R30 Silverado
1989 Chevrolet R3500 Cheyenne
1989 Chevrolet R3500 Scottsdale
1989 Chevrolet R3500 Silverado
1969-1972 Chevrolet Townsman Base
1988 Chevrolet V30 Cheyenne
1987-1988 Chevrolet V30 Custom Deluxe
1987-1988 Chevrolet V30 Scottsdale
1987-1988 Chevrolet V30 Silverado
1989 Chevrolet V3500 Cheyenne
1989 Chevrolet V3500 Scottsdale
1989 Chevrolet V3500 Silverado
1972-1979 Excalibur Phaeton Base
1975-1978 GMC C15 Base
1977-1978 GMC C15 Heavy Half
1975-1978 GMC C15 High Sierra
1977 GMC C15 Indy Hauler
1975-1978 GMC C15 Sierra Classic
1975-1978 GMC C15 Sierra Grande
1978 GMC C15 Street Coupe
1975-1978 GMC C15 Suburban Base
1975-1978 GMC C15 Suburban High Sierra
1975-1978 GMC C15 Suburban Sierra Classic
1975-1978 GMC C15 Suburban Sierra Grande
1968-1974 GMC C15/C1500 Pickup Base
1968-1974 GMC C15/C1500 Suburban Base
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Base
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Heavy Half
1979-1980 GMC C1500 High Sierra
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Sierra Classic
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Sierra Grande
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Street Coupe
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Suburban Base
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Suburban High Sierra
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Suburban Sierra Classic
1979-1980 GMC C1500 Suburban Sierra Grande
1975-1978 GMC C25 Base
1975-1978 GMC C25 High Sierra
1975-1978 GMC C25 Sierra Classic
1975-1978 GMC C25 Sierra Grande
1975-1978 GMC C25 Suburban Base
1975-1978 GMC C25 Suburban High Sierra
1975-1978 GMC C25 Suburban Sierra Classic
1975-1978 GMC C25 Suburban Sierra Grande
1968-1974 GMC C25/C2500 Pickup Base
1968-1974 GMC C25/C2500 Suburban Base
1979-1986 GMC C2500 Base
1979-1986 GMC C2500 High Sierra
1979-1986 GMC C2500 Sierra Classic
1979-1982 GMC C2500 Sierra Grande
1979-1986 GMC C2500 Suburban Base
1979-1986 GMC C2500 Suburban High Sierra
1979-1986 GMC C2500 Suburban Sierra Classic
1979-1982 GMC C2500 Suburban Sierra Grande
1975-1978 GMC C35 Base
1975-1978 GMC C35 High Sierra
1975-1978 GMC C35 Sierra Classic
1975-1978 GMC C35 Sierra Grande
1968-1974 GMC C35/C3500 Pickup Base
1979-1986 GMC C3500 Base
1979-1986 GMC C3500 High Sierra
1979-1986 GMC C3500 Sierra Classic
1979-1982 GMC C3500 Sierra Grande
1975-1976 GMC G25 Rally
1975-1976 GMC G25 Rally STX
1976 GMC G35 Magnavan
1974 GMC G35/G3500 Van Base
1973-1974 GMC G35/G3500 Van Rally
1973-1974 GMC G35/G3500 Van Vandura
1973-1974,1976 GMC Jimmy Base
1976 GMC Jimmy High Sierra
1976 GMC Jimmy Sierra Classic
1976 GMC Jimmy Sierra Grande
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2025
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T. Graczewski
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Little Giant
Format: Paperback
“Did any other leader in the twentieth century do more to improve the lives of so many? Did any other twentieth-century leader have such a large and lasting influence on world history?” This is how Ezra Vogel concludes his massive 700-page tome, “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China.” Indeed, who else in history has raised more people out of poverty? There may be no definitively right answer, but Vogel makes a convincing case that Deng Xiaoping has a better claim than anyone else. While lengthy, this book is an easy read and provides fascinating insights and lots of detail on how Deng and his forward-thinking policies turned China from a backward, poverty stricken basket case in the wake of the disastrous Cultural Revolution to an economic superpower in a single generation. It has been a revolution every bit as astonishing and impactful to world history as the Japanese Meiji Restoration of the late nineteenth century. Vogel’s narrative focuses mainly on the years from Mao’s death in 1976 to Deng’s retirement in 1992. Deng’s quite eventful first 65 years of life are covered in just 45 pages; China’s dramatic growth over the two decades since his retirement receive a mere 20 pages of attention. This book could have been called the “Deng Restoration,” the decade-and-a-half period when the Chinese leader blazed a new path, normalizing Chinese foreign relations and assiduously laying the political and economic groundwork for China’s improbably rapid rise from a self-isolated Third World Country into a global leader in manufacturing and burgeoning superpower just beginning to stretch its legs and demand its rightful place in the sun, to paraphrase Bismark. What struck me most about Deng’s leadership and policies, besides their remarkable success, was their consistency – and authority. His power was strictly personal, not positional; Deng was never chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, nor Premier of the Chinese government. Rather, he was something else, the “preeminent leader,” officially only vice chairman of the party and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Aging and hard of hearing, he rarely attended Politburo meetings. Yet, “it is doubtful that anyone [other than Deng] had the combination of authority, depth and breadth of experience, strategic sense, assurance, personal relationships, and political judgment needed to manage China’s transformation with comparable success,” Vogel writes. When he came to power in the late 1970s, he had very firm ideas on what needed to be done, plans that Vogel claims matured in Deng’s mind during his long and humiliating five year exile in Jiangxi working at a tractor factory during the Cultural Revolution. First, stability and unity were paramount in Deng’s plans, according to Vogel. He knew that the economic transformation China must go through would be wrenching and tumultuous, and he believed that only the Communist Party, with its discipline and order, could effectively manage the change. He had to maintain a delicate balance between encouraging innovative thinking and freedom of expression while maintaining the unquestioned rule of the Communist Party. In 1978, Deng formulated the Four Cardinal Principles, essentially four red lines that could not be crossed in China (socialist path; dictatorship of the proletariat; leadership of the Communist Party; Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought), and he never waivered from them. In fact, his most controversial and unpopular decision – the military crackdown at Tiananmen Square in 1989 – was taken precisely because the protests were openly challenging the Four Cardinal Principles. Although he was an ambitious reformer, he was a Communist first-and-foremost. When his two top lieutenants and official heads of party and state, respectively, Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang, were seen as going soft on dissidents, he had them unceremoniously cashiered. It was the outpouring of love for Hu at his death in 1989, along with frustration at how he had been treated by Deng and the Party, that sparked the Tiananmen protests, a movement that became truly dangerous when Zhao resigned rather than acquiesce to Deng’s call for martial law. Second, vast improvements in science, technology and education would be the cornerstone of Deng’s policies. Vogel describes Deng as obsessed with the importance of education and the critical role in advanced technology in China’s future. At roughly the same time that Deng formulated the Four Cardinal Principles to guide political discussion in China, he also developed the Four Modernizations, the areas in which the government would concentrate efforts to learn, grow and improve: 1) science and technology; 2) industry; 3) agriculture; and 4) defense. Again, Deng and the Chinese government remained steadfast in pursuing these objectives even when they led in politically sensitive directions, such as dropping class background from college admission criteria and instead relying solely on meritocratic entrance exams; encouraging thousands of students to study overseas, especially in Western countries, exposing them to potential “dangerous” ideas; establishing special economic zones (SEZ) along the coast to promote capitalist investment and trade, even though they encouraged graft and corruption; and the dramatic downsizing of the People’s Liberation Army to create a more highly educated and technologically savvy armed forces. “Deng was unique in that he pushed doors open far wider – to foreign ideas, foreign technology, and foreign capital – than his predecessors, and he presided over the difficult process of expanding the opening despite the disruptions it caused,” Vogel writes. Third, Deng was adamant that China must be fully engaged in world affairs. He was very much his own foreign policy strategist and built his policies around a few basic objectives. Above all, Soviet expansion must be stoutly resisted. Deng went to war – “Deng’s War,” Vogel says – with communist neighbor Vietnam in 1979 to “teach Hanoi a lesson.” Namely, that China refused to allow Vietnam to become a hegemonic power in Southeast Asia while serving as the Soviet’s “Cuba in the East.” China’s month-long invasion captured five northern Vietnamese provincial capitals at the cost of 25,000 PLA soldiers killed in action, according to Vogel (that is, China lost half as many men in one month in Vietnam as the US did in a decade!). Next, Deng sought to normalize and improve relations with the Western world, an objective he largely achieved, although the backlash from Tiananmen Square was sharp and prolonged. Finally, Deng desperately wanted to consolidate Chinese territory in his lifetime, achieving peace and stability in Tibet, reintegrating Hong Kong, and, most important of all, reunifying with Taiwan. The last goal was one of Deng’s great disappointments, although he did successfully prevent the Reagan administration from formally recognizing Taiwan and worked to reduce arms shipments to the island nation. “Under Deng’s leadership,” the author writes, “China truly joined the world community, becoming an active part of international organizations and of the global system of trade, finance, and relations among citizens of all walks of life.” Finally, Deng was a political virtuoso, albeit of a distinctly communist variety. Deng was well-described by US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance as “remarkable… impatient, feisty, self-confidently outspoken, direct, forceful, and clever.” Standing just five-feet-tall, with limited formal education and a lifelong habit of using a spittoon even when negotiating directly with world leaders in the West, Deng was nevertheless a man of immense natural ability and innate political instincts. Unlike the “mercurial” Mao, who Vogel describes as “ranked high among world leaders” in megalomania and lust for power, Deng was personally humble, wanting nothing more than to serve his country and then be forgotten. Upon his death, he donated his corneas for eye research, his internal organs to medical science, was cremated and had his ashes scattered into the sea. There would be no “Cult of Deng” if he had anything to say about it. A deeply and sincerely committed communist, he was nevertheless open-minded and had no use for communist dogma. He was highly opposed to Mao’s revolutionary radicalism, yet sensitive to charges of being the “Chinese Khrushchev.” He quickly worked to overthrow the so-called “Gang of Four” after Mao’s death, but steadfastly espoused a flexible, results oriented approach to reform. “It doesn’t matter if the cat is black or white, just so long as it catches mice,” he liked to say. He used his liberal approach to outmaneuver and then oust Mao’s handpicked successor, the middle-aged cipher Hua Goufeng, who stumbled badly in 1977 when he penned an editorial claiming that future policy “will resolutely uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made, and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao gave” (the so-called “Two Whatevers”). Deng had different ideas – and they would prevail. Although he a had clear vision for where China should go conceptually, Deng honestly admitted that he had to “grope for stones as he crossed the river” the entire time, never knowing for certain which approach was best, but always open to learning-by-doing. “Don’t argue, just push ahead,” was a favorite mantra. His SEZ experiment at Shenzhen was controversial, but ultimately successful beyond anyone’s wildest expectations. And unlike Dahzai, Mao’s experimental ideal collective community, Chinese leaders and others flocked to Shenzhen out of genuine interest rather than political expediency. Twenty-first century China is Deng’s China. If the sun is setting on the American century and rising in the East, no one man had more to do with it than Deng Xiaoping, a man Vogel believes may be one of the greatest men in his nation’s long history. “The transition from a predominantly rural to a predominantly urban society and the spread of common national culture are among the most fundamental changes that have occurred in Chinese history since the country’s unification in 221 BC,” Vogel declares, and it was mainly the work of one little, unassuming man from a small village in Szechuan.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2014
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Steven Peterson
New York, US
★★★★★ 5
An important biography of one of the major figures in China's transformation
Format: Paperback
A wonderful biography of Deng Xiaoping. There is more emphasis on the later as opposed to earlier years of his life. He was a survivor, having been purged twice by Chairman Mao Zedong. But Mao was not to be finished with Deng--keeping him on the backburner in case he needed his skills later on. The book provides background for his ultimate leadership of China. Deng was "taken down" during the Cultural Revolution, an enormous upheaval of Chinese society orchestrated by Mao. Deng and his family were essentially "exiled." When the time came for Mao to recall him and address excesses of the Cultural Revolution, Deng was slowly put back into harness for a short period of time. The time came when, again, Mao began to distrust Deng and even put the cold shoulder to Zhou Enlai, Mao's long time lieutenant. After a brief exile, Deng was again readmitted into a leadership role. The book then goes on to outline how, through political acumen and skills at coalition building, slowly became the # 1 leader, leaving Mao's successor out of power. The book has several areas where it explores Deng's career as leader. His role in upgrading the state of science and education is one focal point. There is a nice discussion of his reaching out to other countries to bring China up to speed in modernizing its economy, its military, and so on. The book also considers economic his economic policies, as Deng tried to jump start China's economy, based on fairly rapid growth (with the risk of inflation). His tactics to do this are described well. There is also discussion of his role in the military. He knew that the army was too large, too many senior officers had outlived their usefulness, and the war technology was not up to modern armies. How he was able to make progress in these (and other) sectors is fascinating. The book also addresses what appear to be some difficult choices that suggest some problematic decision making by Deng. His invasion of Vietnam is portrayed by Deng as a major factor in addressing Vietnam's aggressiveness. I think that the book's author might have had a somewhat more critical take on this event. Too, there is Deng's decision to bring the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to Beijing to put down the Tienanmen Square protests. After his retirement, his successors became, in Deng's mind, too cautious with the economy. There is a fascinating tale told of how he used his political skills to get China on a pathway toward more rapid growth. It shows Deng as a wily political figure, who even in his eighties could bend events toward his desires. All in all, a detailed biography, overall well done, of one of the most important figures in the late 20th century. The book might have been even better with a more critical assessment of Deng's work at some points. Still and all, an important work.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015
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Mars Attacks!
Grantham, US
★★★★★ 4
Great book, so-so cover.
Format: Paperback
I must say, it is a top quality door-stop. My girlfriend gave me this book about six months before she left because she found it super informative, but I have to say that I knew how I would use it from the start. I mean, the weight of this thing could be easily understated by 0.2 to 0.3 lbs... The muted blue palette over the cover is an unobtrusive way to make sure the door stays open by just the right amount without it being too heavy or tough on hardwood floors (like a brick or a big rock). Why not five stars? The guy on the cover seems to creep out my cat. Maybe they should have put Mr. Bean or some other comically expressive figure on the cover rather than some random Thai guy...
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Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2026
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The OC
Boise, US
★★★★★ 5
Superb biography and history.
Format: Hardcover
I read this book prior to a tour of China a few months ago. I remember the old videos of China in the '60's and '70's showing the Chinese wearing Mao suits and riding bicycles. Now Beijing and Shanghai have freeways like L.A. filled with Audis, Buicks and other modern cars polluting the air. Much of the population dresses stylishly, particularly the young (many of them the "spoiled children" resulting from the one child law). They have a railroad that is an engineering marvel that goes to Lhasa, Tibet reaching an altitude of 16,000' on the way. Shanghai is the busiest port in the world and has spectacular skyscrapers. Do they have problems? Yes, huge ones including pollution of all sorts, lack of individual freedoms, a restless population among both the poor and well to do, rebellious minorities, and corruption throughout the ruling communist party. Still the changes in the last 30 years are astounding. No one man is responsible for all this but Deng must get the credit for leading the country to a more pragmatic economic path. No small task after the multiple debacles left behind by Mao and his ideological fantasies. It seems to be that the more ideological a political leader becomes the further he becomes separated from reality - whether the ideology is left or right. And if the ideological stance is extreme they soon begin killing people. Mao killed some by intent and millions by incompetent leadership and egotism. Deng and his supporters led hundreds of millions out of poverty. He was no angel and was part of a bad system throughout his long adult life. But his life is a great story and I would recommend this book strongly to anyone with an interest in modern China.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012

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