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China vs. foggy bottom - The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means for the United States - Book Review The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means for the United States By Ross Terrill Basic Books, 432 pages, $30 Thirty years ago, the catch-phrase in political science circles was that people who stu...(Continue Reading) China virtually gone from US lead market NEW YORK -- China's role as a buyer of lead scrap from the United States has virtually disappeared. After taking 2,000 short tons or more per month for nearly four years, its purchases have been ti...(Continue Reading)China vs America Two things are clear about the drama now being played out between Beijing and Washington. The Americans have behaved well and, despite their rhetorical ......(Continue Reading)Food fight: local farming vs. agribusiness - Book Review The Essential Agrarian Reader. Edited by Norman Wirzba. University Press of Kentucky, 256 pp., $27.00. THE FARMER'S DINER in Barre, Vermont, serves ......(Continue Reading)Caesar vs. Christ in China: millions worship, with and without the blessing of the state Churches and church members are growing in number in China despite restrictions placed on religion by the Communist Party. China's Religious Affairs Bureau ......(Continue Reading)
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