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New Tensions in South China Sea

 03 March, 2012 05:55:00
The South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca are key waterways for global trade. For China, these shipping lanes deliver oil and raw materials from West Asia and Africa. For the Americans too, the South China Sea is an important sea lane...
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China, India to hold talks on border issues on Jan 15

 12 January, 2012 11:30:00
More than New Delhi, it is Beijing which has a vested interest in making the dialogue meaningful and productive. It is therefore heartening that Dai Bingguo has acknowledged that gaps in understanding persisted between the two neighbours, which together had presented to the world Panchasdeel – the five principles that should guide relations between countries in the present day...
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Obama seeks to build anti-China coalition at Bali summit

 18 November, 2011 07:10:00
Itt will be a miscalculation for China if it fails to reckon with what makes South China Sea important for the United States. An estimated $1.2 trillion in US commerce passes through the South China Sea and this gives Washington “a vital interest in the region”....
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Green group accuses China of climate blackmail: The Guardian

 10 November, 2011 04:35:00
When Communism has failed to provide answers to and solace from the problems of poverty and socio-economic uplift, as is evident by reports in the Chinese media and internet blogs, Durban summit should not be made a hostage to the predilections of the elite few in Beijing....
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No Mere Posturing in South China Sea

 14 November, 2011 11:55:00
When it comes to fighting Hanoi, Beijing must remember the lesson the Americans had learnt the hard way and are loath to forget still that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better....
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Joe Biden visits China to hear some homilies

 22 August, 2011 11:50:00
In a manner of speaking, the US and China are in a made for each other situation despite their rivalry in every sphere across the globe. Each has a vested interest in the economic well-being of the other. China will not like to see any factory closures and consequent job losses leading to unrest. American business doesn’t want China to lose its export competitiveness which in turn will affect the returns on their investment in the land of Mao. ...
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China’s Troubled Railway Ministry Fires Spokesman

 16 August, 2011 09:35:00
Faced with a severe backlash, the powerful railway ministry has since stopped work on all new high-speed rail projects. The embargo doesn’t apply to projects already under way. The Ministry attributed the July 23 crash to a design flaw in the signaling device. But it has ducked the demands for an independent investigation since the high speed technology was less indigenous and based more on rip off of imported systems. ...
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Sri Lanka: No half-way or middle path in HR concerns

 10 August, 2011 06:05:00
Sri Lanka's official war report entitled 'Humanitarian Operation—A Factual Analysis' devotes considerable effort and space to the LTTE crimes. Now that the Tamil Tigers are history, harping on their brutalities serves no purpose. If the intent is juxtaposing the government campaign against the LTTE operations, it is a crude attempt to white wash the ‘war crimes’ particularly since there are no answers to what had happened to the missing 11000 people. There is no half-way or middle path in Human Rights. Either a comprehensive refutation with evidence to buttress its claims or convincing narrative to justify war theater actions will only bring reprieve to beleaguered Colombo. ...
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Playing with fire in South China Sea

 24 June, 2011 11:05:00
Besides the Philippines, Vietnam finds its interests under the Chinese threat in the South China sea and the threat emanates from Beijing’s stake in the waters. Bulk of Chinese energy supplies from the Middle East and North Africa pass through South China sea. More over, the seabed is rich with oil and gas....
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South China Sea disputes intensify

 13 June, 2011 01:35:00
The tension in South China Sea is a fall-out of hunger for energy resources by an increasingly high cost economy which is aspiring for a place at the global high table....
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