As war engulfs the Middle East, China’s Xinjiang is thriving with future tech
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“A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining”
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The claim states '15,500 sq m', but evidence from the same source in claim 5 clarifies the area is '15,500 sq km'. A square meter is a tiny area, whereas a square kilometer is a massive industrial zone. The claim as written is technically incorrect regarding the unit of measurement.
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— The Gobi Desert is a large, cold desert and grassland region in southern Mongolia and North China. It is the sixth-largest desert in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_Desert
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— A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining. 6-MIN READ.A giant national energy and chemical hub is rapidly taking shape.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
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— The Gobi Desert, spanning southern Mongolia and northern China, is a destination with a harsh climate and an array of vast landscapes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLMVrk5xGw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLMVrk5xGw0
“the Changji Hui autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang – one of the country’s four major bases for large-scale, modern coal-chemical production”
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The specific detail that it is 'one of the country's four major bases' is only mentioned in the provided article. While Wikipedia confirms the location and nature of the prefecture, it does not specify the 'four major bases' ranking.
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— Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture for Hui people in the mid-north of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. The prefecture has an area of 77,129 km2 and its seat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changji_Hui_Autonomous_Prefect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changji_Hui_Autonomous_Prefect…
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— Dannie Peng visits the Changji Hui autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang – one of the country’s four major bases for large-scale, modern coal-chemical production – to see first-hand how a vast industrial …
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
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— Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture.The largest prefecture in Xinjiang, it features the Tarim River and the ruins of Loulan, combined with rich oil and natural gas resources, making it a key economic re…
https://www.thechinajourney.com/xinjiang/
https://www.thechinajourney.com/xinjiang/
“The world’s highest-voltage power line already carries electricity from the region to eastern China”
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The claim is supported by the article and corroborated by IEEE Spectrum and other search results discussing China's ultra-high voltage (UHVDC) lines and the 'West to East' energy channel.
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— The world’s highest-voltage power line already carries electricity from the region to eastern China, while work is under way on the country’s biggest pipeline to transport coal-derived natural gas fro…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
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— The new ultra-high voltage DC (UHVDC) line built by Beijing-based State Grid Corporation of China can transmit up to 12 gigawatts. That is enough to power 50 million Chinese households, according to a…
https://spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-state-grid-corp-crushes-pow…
https://spectrum.ieee.org/chinas-state-grid-corp-crushes-pow…
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— Jiquan DC is currently the world’s highest voltage level, the largest transmission capacity, transmission distance of the farthest ultra-high voltage power transmission project, is the “West to East” …
https://www.swacable.com/300-billion-khs-the-worlds-highest-…
https://www.swacable.com/300-billion-khs-the-worlds-highest-…
“work is under way on the country’s biggest pipeline to transport coal-derived natural gas from northern Xinjiang to developed eastern cities”
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The specific claim about a pipeline for 'coal-derived natural gas' from northern Xinjiang is only mentioned in the provided article. Other search results discuss the 'Power of Siberia' or Russian gas pipelines, which are different projects.
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— Power of Siberia is a Gazprom-operated pipeline in Eastern Siberia that transports natural gas from Yakutia to Primorsky Krai and China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_Siberia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_Siberia
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— The world’s highest-voltage power line already carries electricity from the region to eastern China, while work is under way on the country’s biggest pipeline to transport coal-derived natural gas fro…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
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— Once completed, this natural gas pipeline is expected to carry up to 50 billion cubic metres of gas a year to China, through Mongolia, from the gas fields of Russia's Yamal. This is around 12% of Chin…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c86d7yqyyz6t
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c86d7yqyyz6t
“The zone, situated on the southeastern edge of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang’s Changji Hui autonomous prefecture”
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The location on the southeastern edge of the Junggar Basin in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture is confirmed by both the article and ChinaWiki.Net.
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— Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture for Hui people in the mid-north of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. The prefecture has an area of 77,129 km2 and its seat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changji_Hui_Autonomous_Prefect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changji_Hui_Autonomous_Prefect…
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— The zone, situated on the southeastern edge of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang’s Changji Hui autonomous prefecture, is a gargantuan undertaking. Spanning three counties and covering a planned 15,500 sq …
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352114/war-…
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— Location context. Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture is located in the north foot of Tianshan Mountain and the southeast margin of Junggar basin.
https://www.chinawiki.net/thread/35/335.html
https://www.chinawiki.net/thread/35/335.html
“Spanning three counties and covering a planned 15,500 sq km (5,984 square miles), the zone stretches 220km (137 miles) from east to west”
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The specific dimensions (15,500 sq km, 220km length, spanning three counties) are only reported in the provided article. General Wikipedia entries for the prefecture do not provide these specific zone dimensions.
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— INDUSTRIAL definition: of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry. See examples of industrial used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/industrial
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/industrial
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— The Industrial Revolution, sometimes called the First Industrial Revolution in contrast to the subsequent Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more wide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
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— 2 days ago · The meaning of INDUSTRIAL is of or relating to industry. How to use industrial in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial
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