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1. Marsym+(OP)
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2026-02-03 00:39:11
> China seems perfectly able to build out large infrastructure projects with a land area smaller than that of the continentenal USA
China has a land area greater than the USA. (Continental or otherwise.)
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2. usui+mb
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2026-02-03 01:54:24
>>Marsym+(OP)
Not true. China 9.6 million square kilometers, USA 9.8 million square kilometers, contiguous 8.1 million.
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3. Marsym+lj
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2026-02-03 02:46:35
>>usui+mb
You're presumably looking at a source that's including water area. When talking about
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area, China > USA > Canada. (As opposed to when including water area, Canada > USA > China)
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4. momosc+Uu
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2026-02-03 04:29:41
>>Marsym+(OP)
sure, we can neglect the water, but the USA has much more usable flat land than China, and that is a pretty inarguable point.
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5. usui+Nt1
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2026-02-03 12:39:51
>>Marsym+lj
Yeah you're right. Good distinction.
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