Harbin

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Harbin (Haerbin) City on the River Sungari, ne China; capital of Heilungkiang province. It was a place of refuge for White Russians after the Revolution of 1917. Ruled by Japan from 1932 to 1945, it was then briefly occupied by Soviet forces before falling to the Chinese communists in 1946. Industries: oil, coal, turbines and generators, mining equipment, sugar refining, food processing, paper. Pop. (1999 est.) 9,271,000.

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