d="p0005">The transition of compression to extension in East China is in late Early Cretaceous.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0010">The transition is caused by the collision to the west and the subduction to the east.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0015">The transition of the two tectonic belts is related to lithospheric heterogeneity.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0020">Intraplate extension is characterized by diffuse multi-directional cracking.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0025">Differential deformation is controlled by preexisting tectonic pattern in basements.
dd>dl>