Apr 08, 2009 -
China's Naval Gambit
A challenge to America's dominance of the seas.
by Michael Mazza
04/08/2009 12:00:00 AM
The future of America's long-running dominance of the seas is under threat. The Department of Defense reported recently that the Chinese navy is continuing to modernize at a rapid clip.
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Dec 18, 2008 -
Thirty Years of Reform in China
Economic collapse may soon bring political crisis.
by Gordon G. Chang
As Beijing celebrates the 30th anniversary of its reform era this month--generally considered to have begun with the accession of Deng Xiaoping--the dominant narrative in the world is that this is China's century.
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Sep 14, 2008 -
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SHANGHAI — China said Saturday that 19 people had been detained by the police as part of an investigation into how baby formula had become contaminated with an industrial chemical. The formula is implicated in the death of one infant, and at least 432 others have been afflicted with kidney problems.
The government also said Saturday that the Sanlu Group, China’s biggest producer of milk powder formula, had first received complaints about its powder in March and had recalled some products but delayed reporting the problems to the government or the public.
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Apr 30, 2008 -
Differences over the war in Iraq and the fight against terrorism continue to strain relations with Europe, Hayden said. Although Europe and the United States agree about the urgent threat of terrorism, he said the United States considers itself at war with terrorists.
Europe sees terrorism as primarily "an internal, law-enforcement problem."
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