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Chinese. The Australian colonies (see especially the Chinese Immigration Restriction Act, 1888, of New South Wales) have passed many Acts restricting Chinese immigration, and in Musgrove v. Chung Teeong Toy, 1891 AC 272, it was held by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council that a Chinese immigrant or other alien has no right enforceable by action to enter British territory...
Chinese walls
Chinese walls, an effective Chinese wall needs to be an established part of the organizational structure of the firm, not created ad hoc and dependent on the acceptance of evidence sworn for the purpose by members of staff engaged on the relevant work, Bolkiah v. KPMG [H.L.(E)], (1992) 2 WLR 215....
Chinese Exclusion Act
Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6 1882 then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5 1892 By act of April 29 1902 all existing legislation on the subject was reeumlnacted and continued and made applicable to the insular possessions of the United States...
Formosa
An island off the coast of China also called Taiwan It was occupied by Japan from 1895 to 1945 when it was returned to Chinese sovereignty After the Communist revolution which took over the Chinese mainland in 1949 the Nationalist Chinese under Chang Kai Shek retreated to the island of Formosa and established that island as the base of their government being recognized for several years as the de jure possessor of the China seat in the United Nations The capital is Taipei As of 1998 both the Taiwan government and the mainland China government recognized Taiwan as properly a part of China but the island is currently ruled as a de facto independent nation though it does not possess a seat in the United Nations The question of when and under what circumstances the island will be reunited with the mainland government is still unresolved...
monosodium glutamate
The monosodium salt of the natural amino acid L glutamine C5H8NNaO4 used as a food additive to enhance flavor abbreviated MSG It is usually marketed as the monhydrate C5H8NNaO4H2O It is commmonly used in Chinese American restaurants and has been identified as a main cause of Chinese restaurant syndrome...
Sinologue
A student of China and the Chinese one versed in the Chinese language literature history politics and culture...
Sinologist
A student of China and the Chinese one versed in the Chinese language literature history politics and culture Same as sinologue...
Sinicism
Anything peculiar to the Chinese esp a Chinese peculiarity in manners or customs...
Sinic
Of or pertaining to the Chinese and allied races Chinese...
Joss
A Chinese household divinity a Chinese idol...
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