China, Pakistan

{{short description|Place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}

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| name = China

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| coordinates = {{Coord|33.9954926|71.056917|region:pakistan|display=inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Khyber District

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| pushpin_map =Pakistan#Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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| pushpin_map_caption =Location in Pakistan

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China is a village in north-western Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.nl/maps/place/China,+Khyber+Agency,+Federally+Administered+Tribal+Area,+Pakistan/@33.9954926,71.056917,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38d9a47689025103:0xfdc4468702ca7a88!8m2!3d33.9928504!4d71.0574714?hl=en|title=China, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Area, Pakistan|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Google Maps|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209170459/https://www.google.nl/maps/place/China,%2BKhyber%2BAgency,%2BFederally%2BAdministered%2BTribal%2BArea,%2BPakistan/@33.9954926,71.056917,16z/data%3D!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38d9a47689025103:0xfdc4468702ca7a88!8m2!3d33.9928504!4d71.0574714%3Fhl%3Den |archive-date=2019-12-09 |access-date=2019-12-09}} It is located in Khyber District, formerly part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which in 2018 were merged into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. During the 1900s decade, this village served as an important stronghold for elements of the Zakha Khel as a raiding base, prompting British authorities to launch the Bazar Valley campaign to pacify the region.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/1908operationsagainstthezakkakhelafridisvol2supplementas|title=Operations Against the Zakka Khel Afridis 1908|last=Hewlett|first=E|publisher=Intelligence Branch, Division of the chief of the staff, army head quarters, India.|year=1908|isbn=|location=|pages=}} In that campaign, China was largely destroyed by British forces in an attempt to force the Zakha Khel into a peace agreement.