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From the Financial Times: The US and European governments on Monday step up efforts to forge an international consensus on Iran, seeking Russian and Chinese support for a referral of Tehran’s nuclear dispute to the UN Security Council. The London talks between senior foreign ministry officials come amid indications that Russia would not stand in […]
Read MoreFrom Business Week: The news that Microsoft (MSFT ) shut down a Chinese blogger’s site at the request of Beijing officials is bringing a renewed focus on the role U.S. companies play in helping China control the Internet. It’s no secret that Western businesses that want to enter the Internet market in China have to […]
Read MoreFrom the BBC: A number of villagers in southern China have been injured after police used batons to break up a protest over a land dispute, according to reports. Protesters had blocked a highway in Sanjiao village, Guangdong province, to complain they were not paid enough for land bought to build a road. “Many people […]
Read MoreFrom the Reuters, via the Houston Chronicle: China’s moves to secure crude oil supplies in Africa for its growing economy do not threaten U.S. energy needs, a senior U.S. State Department official said Friday. The United States and China are both looking to Africa to help diversify their oil supplies. China’s foreign minister, Li Zhaoxing, […]
Read MoreFrom The Economist: THE brave seamen whose great voyages of exploration opened up the world are iconic figures in European history. Columbus found the New World in 1492; Dias discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488; and Magellan set off to circumnavigate the world in 1519. However, there is one difficulty with this confident […]
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