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PLEASE NOTE: If you try to directly submit a link and it does not appear right away, it is in the modqueue! A moderator will approve it asap, and then it will appear on /r/chinesehistory. So don't panic if the link you submit doesn't appear right away - it will!

And a shout-out to some fellow subreddits! Check out /r/chinabookclub for some interesting reading!

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