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mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

day / sky / heaven

public relations

to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for

human life is beyond value (idiom)

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat

to enter a pass / to go through customs

theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1]

bilateral relations

public relations

public security bureau

civil service

cold relations (e.g. between countries)

Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)

to be of vital interest

stake / vital interest / concern

stakeholder / interested party / interested person

the implications are profound / the ramifications are huge / (of a decision etc) consequential

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) / fig. you go your way, I'll go mine / you do it your way, I'll do it mine

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi