mainland
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Yu has put a poster in his shopfront, hoping to attract a Mandarin speaker living in the city who can entice buyers in mainland China to buy properties in Cambridge.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
China’s market has lagged and Beijing recently penalized brokers that let mainland investors buy stocks abroad.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
After his release in 2019, Dong attempted to leave China again, this time by swimming to Kinmen, a group of Taiwanese-controlled islands off the Chinese mainland.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Scientists also found little evidence that wrens from Shetland and St Kilda regularly interbreed with mainland populations.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
And then, early the next morning, we set off back to the mainland.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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