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China is an international superpower. The United Nations Space Command has long taken an interest in [[Asia]] for no better reason than its vast size. China has always held a great amount of sway in the UEG, and its position on the world stage did not change when the UNSC gained more power during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="ENC"/> China is overcrowded.<ref name="ENC"/> [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]], an international corporation that manufactures star ships and terrestrial vehicles, is named for a union of Chines (''Sino'') and Vietnamese (''Viet'') interests.<ref name="HGN122">[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''Page 122'']]</ref> The country's capital, Beijing, is known as a "big media-advertising town". Most people on Earth that work in media or advertising, especially journalists and photographers, live in either Beijing or [[New York City]] in the [[URNA]].<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''page 85''</ref> | China is an international superpower. The United Nations Space Command has long taken an interest in [[Asia]] for no better reason than its vast size. China has always held a great amount of sway in the UEG, and its position on the world stage did not change when the UNSC gained more power during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="ENC"/> China is overcrowded.<ref name="ENC"/> [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]], an international corporation that manufactures star ships and terrestrial vehicles, is named for a union of Chines (''Sino'') and Vietnamese (''Viet'') interests.<ref name="HGN122">[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''Page 122'']]</ref> The country's capital, Beijing, is known as a "big media-advertising town". Most people on Earth that work in media or advertising, especially journalists and photographers, live in either Beijing or [[New York City]] in the [[URNA]].<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''page 85''</ref> | ||
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*In [[2004]], [[Dana Awbrey]] fled to China after an [[artificial intelligence]] called the [[Operator]] thrown into the past via a [[Forerunner]] [[Deep-space artifact|artifact]] expressed a desire to kill her.<ref name="ENC"/><ref>'''[[i love bees]]'''</ref> | *In [[2004]], [[Dana Awbrey]] fled to China after an [[artificial intelligence]] called the [[Operator]] thrown into the past via a [[Forerunner]] [[Deep-space artifact|artifact]] expressed a desire to kill her.<ref name="ENC"/><ref>'''[[i love bees]]'''</ref> | ||
*[[Lian Devereaux]]'s mother was Chinese.<ref name="Mort1">'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 254''</ref> | *[[Lian Devereaux]]'s mother was Chinese.<ref name="Mort1">'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 254''</ref> | ||
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File:Chinese food from H3.jpg|The smashed box of Chinese food on [[High Ground]]. | File:Chinese food from H3.jpg|The smashed box of Chinese food on [[High Ground]]. | ||
File:ODSTlogothing.jpg|The Chinese character "混", (meaning ''"get away"''), on an [[ODST]]'s body armor. | File:ODSTlogothing.jpg|The Chinese character "混", (meaning ''"get away"''), on an [[ODST]]'s [[ODST armor|body armor]]. | ||
File:Living Monument pistol kanji.png|七, which translates to "7", clearly visible on an officer's sidearm in the [[Halo Living Monument]] trailer. | File:Living Monument pistol kanji.png|七, which translates to "7", clearly visible on an officer's sidearm in the [[Halo Living Monument]] trailer. | ||
</GALLERY> | </GALLERY> | ||