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    "purpose": "Let an agent explain the China National Highways system and its numbering, relay history, scale and administration from official and reference sources, describe its relation to the expressway network, and distinguish national highways from provincial roads, expressways as a class and Asian Highway routes.",
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      "relay history and scale",
      "describe relation to expressways",
      "distinguish related networks"
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      "Provincial roads use S numbers; Asian Highway routes are international designations"
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        "unit": "km",
        "note": "2020s"
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      "east-west national highways",
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      "connecting and ring routes"
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "national road",
        "why": "in registry terms"
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        "relation": "is administered by",
        "target": "Ministry of Transport of China",
        "why": ""
      },
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        "relation": "includes",
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      "Length figures varying by source"
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        "Route drivers onto closed or damaged sections against official notices.",
        "Confuse G-numbered national highways with expressways of similar numbers.",
        "Present length figures from different sources as one exact value."
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      ]
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        "Major roads bring development but also displacement, traffic deaths and pollution.",
        "Accurate road data matters for safety and emergency response."
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        "Drivers and passengers",
        "Communities along the routes",
        "Road workers"
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      "steward": "The national transport ministry of the People's Republic of China, with provincial road authorities.",
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: National highways of China",
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            "description": "Definition and numbering.",
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                    "text": "What are the China National Highways, and how does G numbering distinguish radial, north-south, east-west and expressway routes?",
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                    "text": "Is the question about the system, a route, expressways or provincial roads?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific route?",
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                  }
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            "description": "Development.",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "How are national highways funded, tolled and maintained?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits transport in China?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
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              }
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          {
            "id": "travel",
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                "id": "travel-finding",
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                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How are national highways used for freight and travel?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits road transport in China?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
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        "id": "context",
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        "description": "Comparison.",
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            "name": "Comparison",
            "description": "Comparison.",
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                "name": "Comparison",
                "description": "Comparison.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How does the network compare with the US Interstate and other national systems?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits highway system?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "international",
            "name": "International",
            "description": "Asian Highway.",
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              {
                "id": "international-finding",
                "name": "International",
                "description": "International.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How do national highways relate to Asian Highway routes?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Asian Highway Network?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
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  "openQuestions": [
    "Should individual routes be linked?",
    "How should official sources be linked?",
    "How should numbering changes be recorded?"
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