May 2011

U.S.-China Strategy and Economic Dialogue

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 12:00

"China and the United States face a wide range of common regional and global challenges."

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Video Game Backed by Chinese Army Features U.S. Soldiers as Enemies

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 12:00

Here in the United States, we have America's Army, a free first-person shooter-style video game produced by the U.S. Army that, aside from being a popular and polished game, doubles as a recruitment tool.

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China denies role in North Korea-Iran missile trade

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 12:00

Leaked UN report says China was used as trans-shipment point to help Pyongyang breach weapons sanctions

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Pope laments China state pressure on Catholics

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 12:00

Pope Benedict said China's communist authorities were putting pressure on faithful who want to remain loyal to the Vatican and he hoped the Chinese church could survive attempts to divide it from Rome.

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China Facing Worst Energy Crisis in Years

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 12:00

China is currently facing its worst energy crisis in years. It's so bad that their central planners must be having sleepless nights in Beijing worrying if the lights are about to go out and the factories will stop pumping out goods.

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Crash course in political risk for Taiwan's tourism

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 12:00

Taiwan has had a foretaste of how a mainland Chinese boycott of cross-strait tourism could look like, three years after President Ma Ying-jeou's Kuomintang government allowed in tour groups from across the Taiwan Strait.

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All Eyes On Gilani's Visit To China Analysis

Tue, 05/17/2011 - 12:00

All eyes in Pakistan are on the four-day visit to China from May 17, 2011, by Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani. The dates of the visit were finalized some weeks ago to enable him to participate in the year-long observance of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Pakistan's Gilani visits ally Beijing amid US rift

Tue, 05/17/2011 - 12:00

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani began a visit to China on Tuesday with his country's old ally looking more attractive after the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden further strained Islamabad's ties with Washington.

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A SCO canopy for South Asia

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 12:00

Grand visions take time to realize but they seldom die. They may languish but they regenerate and take new unexpected forms. The 'Great Central Asia' strategy envisioned by the George W Bush administration is most certainly one such grand vision.

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Wolf Statement At U.S. - China Commission Hearing On Military and Civil Space Programs in China

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 12:00

Rep. Frank Wolf, chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the budgets of NASA, the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, today delivered the following remarks at a U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on the implications of China's military and civil space programs.

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