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FT.com / Currencies - Asia steps in to support dollar
"Asian central banks intervened heavily in the currency markets on Thursday to stem the appreciation of their currencies against the US dollar amid fears that their exports could be losing ground against China."
FT.com / UK - Beijing is caught in 'trap' over dollar
Beijing is caught in 'trap' over dollar
A Pacific Warning - WSJ.com
Since World War II, U.S. military dominance has underpinned the Asia-Pacific region's prosperity and relative peace. So it's cause for concern when one of America's closest allies sees that power ebbing amid unstable nuclear regimes such as Pakistan and North Korea and the expanding military power of China.
China's Hu to visit Washington, Cuba | International | Reuters
Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the G-20 summit of government leaders in Washington later this month, to discuss tackling the world financial crisis, before heading south to visit U.S. ideological foe Cuba.
Constitution of the People's Republic of China - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
The only term I came across that was unknown to me is "Procuratorate." A procuratorate is a part of the judiciary that actually enforces laws. They are the equivalent of prosecutors in the United States, except that they have special constitutional status.
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: China report urges missile shield
The United States needs new weapon systems, including missile defenses and other advanced military capabilities, to deter and counter China's steady buildup of nuclear and conventional arms,
Venezuela to buy Chinese combat planes: Chavez
Venezuela will buy combat and training aircraft from China this week, leftist Venezuela President Hugo Chavez confirmed in a television broadcast Sunday.
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"Before we had to go to Washington to beg for money. Not now. Now we negotiate with the Chinese," said Chavez.
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Chavez, who describes China as a strategic ally, will move forward with a six billion dollar bilateral investment fund. China will contribute four billion dollars to the fund, and Venezuela two billion dollars
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FOXNews.com - U.S., China Laying Plans in Case North Korea Collapses - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
The official told FOX News the United States is naturally engaging the Chinese about what to do if there is ensuing instability in North Korea.
CEO: Fannie/Freddie Bailout Makes America 'More Communist than China'
“America is more communist than China is right now,” Rogers told CNBC Europe’s “Squawk Box Europe”
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“It’s not bailing out the homeowners who are in trouble, by the way,”
FT.com / World - US set to challenge China over steel prices
US trade officials are close to filing a case against China at the World Trade Organisation challenging export restrictions on raw materials used in steel-making and other industries.
Iraq reaches oil agreement with China - International Herald Tribune
The oil minister, Hussain al- Shahristani, warned that time was running out for big Western oil companies, which have pressed for years for Iraqi contracts, to seal even short-term deals that had been expected to mark their return to Iraq, which has the world's third-largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia and Iran.
RIGZONE - Iraq to Sign $1.2B Oil Service Deal with China
Iraq will sign a $1.2 billion oil service contract with China to replace a production-sharing deal agreed under Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi newspaper quoted oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani as saying on Tuesday.
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Iraqi Oil Fields
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"We have held talks with (the Chinese) for a year, and the terms of the deal were changed to a service contract. The Chinese have agreed on that, with a value of $1.2 billion,"
North Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower
YONGBYON, North Korea (AP) - The gray cooling tower crumbled behind billowing dust clouds in seconds Friday, reducing the structure at North Korea's nuclear reactor into a pile of rubble. It was a choreographed show by the communist regime meant to affirm an intention to stop making atomic bombs.
Pew Global Attitudes Project: Overview: Global Economic Gloom - China and India Notable Exceptions
Latest PEW Global Attitudes survey
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. Among people who have been following the election, large majorities in France (68%), Spain (67%) and Germany (64%) say that they believe that U.S. foreign policy will improve after the election. This sentiment is also common in the African countries included in the survey - Nigeria (67%), South Africa (66%) and Tanzania (65%).
Beijing and Riyadh will call the shots on ailing dollar's future - Telegraph
The currency competition is on...isn't it? Well fear not because America came out on top when Japan began buying America up awhile ago; remember?
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the US currency has started to strengthen - with the
markets talking about a "turning point". On Wednesday, the
dollar reached a six-week high against the European single currency,
closing in on $1.53 - an improvement of more than 5 cents. -
freefall? That would plunge America beyond recession and into
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FT.com / Asia-Pacific / China - China eyes overseas land in food push
Global competition for food and essential resources are becoming more becoming more prevalent as countries begin their domestique GDP growth.
Excerpt: Zakaria’s ‘The Post-American World’ | Newsweek International | Newsweek.com
United States had succeeded in its great, historical mission—globalizing the world.
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China has about 20 nuclear missiles that can reach the United States. We have 830 missiles, most with multiple warheads, that can reach China. Who should be worried about whom?
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've been struck by how little Iraq's troubles have destabilized the region. Everywhere you go, people angrily denounce American foreign policy. But most Middle Eastern countries are booming. Iraq's neighbors—Turkey, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia—are enjoying unprecedented prosperity.
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Iraq Electric Power Plant Contracts With Iran and China Concern U.S. - New York Times
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Who says that America tells the Iraqi govenment what to do?
- liveinfreedom on 2008-02-20
Status of the Six-Party Talks | U.S. Department of State Video and Audio
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- liveinfreedom on 2008-02-18Listen to the progress of removing a North Korea nuclear weapons threat from as presented to America's senate. Click on the link/s.
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