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There are more people learning English in China than there are people in the United States.

more than比较句型。

其中，句中than there are people in the United States. 可以去掉there are people， 即

There are more people learning English in China than in the United States. 如此，是不是正确？

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There are more people learning English in China than in the United States.

这个句子结构没错，但却不是原句的意思了。这个句子的意思是：在中国学习英语的人比在美国学习英语的人多。但原句的意思是：在中国学习英语的人比美国的人口还多。所以，比较分句中的there are people是不能省略的。主句和从句的people的意义是不一样的。