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China invented movable type printing.

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Is it true that China invented movable type printing?

Yes. Multiple reference and scholarly sources state that movable type printing was invented in China, around 1040 AD during the Northern Song dynasty, credited to Bi Sheng.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 9 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 9
Movable type - Wikipedia
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Movable type - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movable_type

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Diffusion of movable type in China and Europe: Why were there two fates?
1994
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He, Z. (1994). Diffusion of movable type in China and Europe: Why were there two fates?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/001654929405300301

The invention of Movable-Type Printing in the work of Shen Kuo (1031-1095)
2022
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Doménico, L. A. D., Mina, F. D., & Santillán, G. E. (2022). The invention of Movable-Type Printing in the work of Shen Kuo (1031-1095). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.18002/sin.v2i13.7230

3D free-assembly modular microfluidics inspired by movable type printing.
2023
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S, H., J, W., L, Z., Y, L., J, C., J, L., B, D., F, L., S, Z., & D, Z. (2023). 3D free-assembly modular microfluidics inspired by movable type printing.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41378-023-00585-1

Encyclopedia of China
2013
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Perkins, D. (2013). Encyclopedia of China. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=KMQeAgAAQBAJ&dq=China+invented+movable+type+printing.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Kemal Beydilli, Two İbrahims: Müteferrika and His Successor – Off The Founders of The Ottoman Printing Press
2020
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Kemal Beydilli, Two İbrahims: Müteferrika and His Successor – Off The Founders of The Ottoman Printing Press. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.862923

Material Texts
2018
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Material Texts. (2018). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198797821.003.0005

A Generative History of Chinese Culture
2025
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Tianyu, F. (2025). A Generative History of Chinese Culture. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=vyaQEQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

From Print to Digital: Technological Transformation in Printing and E-Book Readership in Bengaluru
2026
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L, A. N. S. (2026). From Print to Digital: Technological Transformation in Printing and E-Book Readership in Bengaluru. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.54105/ijmcj.C1164.05030326

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