> Technically a large landmass, but essentially nothing happens in the western half. Depends what you mean by "western half," I suppose, but China is definitel

> Technically a large landmass, but essentially nothing happens in the western half. Depends what you mean by "western half," I suppose, but China is definitely not a relatively small country. Shanghai to Chongqing is about the same distance as Chicago to Dallas; Beijing to Kunming is about the same as D.C. to Denver.