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> China seems perfectly able to build out large infrastructure projects with a land area smaller than that of the continentenal USA China has a land area great

> China seems perfectly able to build out large infrastructure projects with a land area smaller than that of the continentenal USA China has a land area greater than the USA. (Continental or otherwise.)

usui 9mo ago
Not true. China 9.6 million square kilometers, USA 9.8 million square kilometers, contiguous 8.1 million.
- Marsymars 9mo ago
  You're presumably looking at a source that's including water area. When talking about land area, China > USA > Canada. (As opposed to when including water area, Canada > USA > China)
  - usui 9mo ago
    Yeah you're right. Good distinction.
momoschili 9mo ago
sure, we can neglect the water, but the USA has much more usable flat land than China, and that is a pretty inarguable point.