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The Han Dynasty's population at this time accounted for 1/4th of the world's population (http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/han-dynasty-map.cfm)
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Under the Song Dynasty, China has doubled its population to 123 million individuals. (http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/)
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Asia was the epicenter of the devastating pandemic, killing about 3% of the Chinese population+ 10% of the Cambodian population at the end of the pandemics. (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death#/media/File:Blackdeath2.gif)
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The population of Japan, under the feudal system, in 1650 is 12 million. (http://cglearner.com/learning_element/show_both/815.html)
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The Meji Restoration begins in Japan, with intent to take away power from the Towogawa shogunate and instead to the Emperor. This also brought increased modernization in Japan, as well as a significant increase in population. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/373305/Meiji-Restoration)
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Under Japanese rule, Korea had a population of 9 million. It also modernized under Japan which gave it a significant boost in population, infrastructure, and economy. (en.wikipedia.org/en/Empire-of-Japan)
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In an attempt to modernize China, Chairman Mao implements a plan to remove old Chinese culture and introduce new ideas, by means of military (Red Army) and corruption. (en.wikipedia.org/en/Mao-Zedong)
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Seeing the increased concern of overpopulation among the Chinese, Chairman Mao Zedong introduces the One-Child Policy in 1979 (en.wikipedia.com/One-Child-Policy)
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China reaches the 1 billion mark in terms of population (http://www.them.pro/statistics)
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The current population on East Asia is now 1.5 billion, with China taking the majority in terms of population-by-country. (http://www.japanfocus.org/-Mark-Selden/3848)
