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- ↑ Jean Zimmerman (22 November 2015). "'Black Dragon River' Charts History Along The Amur". NPR. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ Dominic Ziegler (11 May 2023). "A winner has emerged in the old rivalry between Singapore and Hong Kong". The Economist. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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