"China Falls From Top Spot," e.g. Crossword Clue

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FALLS (noun)
1. a steep descent of the water of a river
2. the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
CHINA (noun)
1. a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
2. a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

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