For decades, the world relied on the powerful U.S. Navy to protect this vital sea lane. But as India and China gain economic heft, they are moving to expand their control of the waterway, sparking a new - and potentially dangerous - rivalry between Asia’s emerging giants.
China has given massive aid to Indian Ocean nations, [...]
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China’s sea-lane clout stirs worry
Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 | no comment
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Building with BRICs
Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2008 | no comment
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Are the BRIC countries an emerging threat?
From the article:
The concept of the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank.
This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting [...]
China: Don’t drink the water and don’t breathe the air
Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Water, pollution, bureaucracy, Bureaucrats, Carbon Emissions, China Crisis, Clout, Communist Party, Drink The Water, Economic Growth, Edicts, Environmental Watchdog, Epic, Lament, pollution, Pollution Crisis, Promises, Public Protest, Related Articles, Soil, Water Resources
And don’t expect the government’s environmental watchdog to do much about it.
These days China’s environmental bureaucrats know how to talk the talk. They readily admit that pollution is poisoning the country’s water resources, air and soil. They acknowledge that carbon emissions are soaring. If only, they lament, the government would give them the means to [...]
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