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91 percent
Over 91 percent of the world owns a mobile phone, meaning that more people today have mobile phones than have access to clean water or electricity.
SOURCE: "Replicating the Mobile Revolution" by CSIS's Daniel F. Runde, Austin Hardman, and Paula Reynal.
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700
Over 700 PLA aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in 2023, demonstrating the PLA’s willingness to operate closer to Taiwan than in the past.
SOURCE: "Charting 2024 through Data," edited by CSIS's Jaehyun Han.
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10 percent
China must feed nearly 20 percent of the global population but is home to under 10 percent of the world’s arable land, making food security a priority issue for Beijing.
SOURCE: "China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses" by CSIS's Lily McElwee and Jude Blanchette with Brookings' Kevin Dong, Mallie Prytherch, Patricia Kim, and Ryan Hass.
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3 stations
China has the fastest-growing presence in Antarctica of any country, having opened three research stations on the continent since 2009.
SOURCE: "Antarctic Monitoring Tools in Action" by CSIS's William "Bill" Muntean III.
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