Over 70% of China's entire population lives east of the Hu Line because the geography east of the line is flatter, wetter, and better for farming, including allowing double-cropping (two crops per year), which historically enabled population growth and economic power.
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Tim MarshallEvidence Quote
“it's something like 70% of the entire population of China which is a lot of people uh live on the uh Eastern side of that line and the reason is the hola is the is is the the rainfall basically”
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Why Geography Explains the Ukraine War, China's Expansion and Everything Else— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:24:02 AM
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