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| Carrot and stick: China and US tinker over their ties |
| 07.05.11 09:17 |
Asia rising |
| When China and the United States get together, the world listens. Recently, there have been friendlier tones in the air between the two world giants. But there are still plenty of conflicts pending in the third round of their strategic and economic dialogue that begins Monday in Washington. |
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| A Snow Dragon in the Arctic |
| 09.02.11 10:26 |
Asia rising |
| China is stepping up its activities in a warming and changing Arctic Ocean Basin. While Beijings interests and policy objectives there remain unclear, it is increasingly active and vocal on the international stage on issues concerning the region. |
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| Japan PM under fire over US base U-turn |
| 06.05.10 09:12 |
Asia rising |
| Japans embattled Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after his U-turn on the relocation of a US base, with calls mounting for him to quit ahead of key elections in July. |
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| India sweats over Chinas water plans |
| 30.04.10 23:34 |
Asia rising |
| Chinas dam-building spree has lower riparian countries worried. There is concern in Indias northeast and Bangladesh that its construction of dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo River (known as the Brahmaputra in India) and possible storage and diversion of its waters will leave little water for them, rendering the region parched. |
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