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Will Obama Help Change Asia's Racism?

David A. Love | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: India, Hu Jintao, Foreign Affairs, United Nations, President Obama, Obama, Media, Tibet, China, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics, Hip Hop, Indonesia, Yukio Hatoyama, Africa, Racism, Discrimination, Buddhism, Asia, African Americans, Colonialism, Asian Americans, China Human Rights, Japan, Barack Obama, Uighurs, Foreign Policy, Tokyo, Human Rights, Advertising, South Korea, Genocide, Hawaii, World War II, North Korea, World News
David A. Love

President Obama's visit to Asia showed how long a journey it's been since the 1955 Bandung Conference, the historic meeting of African and Asian states striving for self-determination.

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Obama's China Trip Ends; Currency, Trade Issues Unresolved

guardian.co.uk | Tania Branigan | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Trade Deficit, Yuan, Obama China, Hu Jintao Obama, Hu Jintao, Currency, China Currency, US Currency, China, Barack Obama, Great Wall of China, Business News

Speaking before his meeting today with the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, he told reporters that the American relationship with China was deepening beyo...

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Obama's Town Hall in Shanghai - Reading Between the Lines

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

Read More: Internet Censorship China, Jon Huntsman, Human Rights, Shanghai Town Hall, Hu Jintao, President Obama Visits China, Facebook, Twitter Blocked in China, Chinese Communist Party, Barack Obama, Wen Jiabao, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

President Obama's town hall gave the Chinese people a look at an alternative form of leadership. It is no wonder that there was a tremendous amount of push back to the President's request to hold one.

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China Pushes Back On Obama

New York Times | HELENE COOPER and EDWARD WONG | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Asia Trip, Obama China, China, Hu Jintao, Barack Obama, World News

President Obama made a big effort Tuesday at presenting his first visit to China as a step forward in America's evolving relationship with its fastest...

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What to Expect from President Obama's Visit to China

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: China-U.S. Military Ties, U.S. Foreign Policy Toward China, Obama November Visit to China, Hu Jintao, Beijing, China Censorship, People's Liberation Army, China Human Rights, Barack Obama, Climate Change, China Rule of Law, Bilateral Agreement Between China and the U.S. On Climate Change, Robert Gates, Xu Zhiyong, China Currency Manipulation, Xu Caihou, Peking University, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

While the White House has yet to release President Obama's schedule, expect President Obama and President Hu Jintao to discuss military ties, global economic health, climate change and human rights.

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Out of Afghan, Into Trade War

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Vat-Tax, Globalization, Trade Deficit, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Trade War, Hu Jintao, China, World News
Sen. Fritz Hollings

Washington obscures the Trade War by calling it globalization. Globalization is nothing more than a trade war with production looking for countries cheaper to produce.

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The Winds Are Still Blowing East

Zachary Karabell | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Global Economy, Trade, Hu Jintao, Economy, Russia, Oil, Vladimir Putin, China, World Economy, North Korea, World News
Zachary Karabell

China is emerging as the new power in the global economic pantheon, and their embrace of Russia is a clear sign that they wish to become less engaged with the U.S. rather than more.

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Will Japan Go Nuclear?

Joe Cirincione | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Hu Jintao, Yukio Hatoyama, Barack Obama, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Posture Review, Start Treaty, United States, Japan, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Nuclear-Free World, World News
Joe Cirincione

A small group of conservative Japanese defense officials have spread the view that if the United States reduces its nuclear arsenal, then Japan will build its own nuclear bombs.

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Murdoch Spars With Chinese President Hu At Media Summit

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media

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In an unprecedented exchange, Chinese president Hu Jintao and global media executives including News Corp chief executive Rupert Murdoch sparred in su...

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A Spoonful of Sugar

Roseann M. Lake | Posted 10.10.2009 | Home

Read More: Military, China Pollution, Hu Jintao, Chinese Communist Party, China's Economy, Missiles, Mao Zedong, China, Tiananmen Square, Wen Jiabao, Home News
Roseann M. Lake

As a westerner living in the capital, I have mixed feelings about the 60th anniversary. I was initially vexed to learn that Beijingers couldn't attend their own country's parade.

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China's Reforestation Commitment: Imperfect, Important Progress

Jeffrey B. Swartz | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: China Climate Change, Climate Change, Deforestation, Hu Jintao, China, Reforestation, Green News
Jeffrey B. Swartz

The leader of the largest polluting country in the world has now publicly declared accountability and committed to redemption. It deserves to be recognized as meaningful, if imperfect, progress.

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Obama's Meeting With Dalai Lama Is Delayed In Apparent Nod To Chinese

The Washington Post | John Pomfret | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Dalai Lama, Hu Jintao, Beijing, Tibet, Congress, Obama, China, Bush, Dalai Lama Visit, Dalai Lama Meeting, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, D.C., World News

In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President...

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The People's Republic of China at Sixty: The Fear of Self-Examination

Henryk Szadziewski | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

Read More: Deng Xiaoping, China Uighurs, People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, China Uyghurs, China 60th Anniversary, Uyghurs, China, Uighurs, World News
Henryk Szadziewski

Just as Deng made a bold move to take China into an era of economic reform, Hu will have to make a bold move, by talking with dissenters to take China into an era of meaningful political reform.

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On Climate Change: It's Not Time to Throw In the Towel

Betsy Taylor | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Copenhagen 2009, Hu Jintao, United Nations, Oil, Green, Climate Change, Coal, New York, Pittsburgh, Global Warming, Barack Obama, India, Tck-Tck-Tck, 350.Org, Maldives, Avaaz, Powershift, China, 1sky, Green News
Betsy Taylor

We must protect ourselves against the dark vision of rising seas and temperatures, but not by numbly going through the motions with our actions and alerts. The times call for more risk-taking.

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Bangkok Climate Talks: Leaders Warn Time Running Out For Climate Deal

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hu Jintao, Copenhagen, Obama, Climate Talks, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, China, Global Warming, Bangkok, Climate Change, U.N., Emissions, Un, Greenhouse Gas Pollution, Climate Bill, Politics News

BANGKOK — The United Nations on Monday warned world leaders they have only 70 days to reach a new deal to limit global warming, while environmen...

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China Signals New Efforts to Address their Global Warming Pollution

Jake Schmidt | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Week Nyc, Hu Jintao, Global Warming, China, Green News
Jake Schmidt

For too long, China and the U.S. have hidden behind the other's inaction. Yet both countries are changing; both countries are beginning to act. Now there is opening for partnership.

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Obama Takes On the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Climate Change, and China in One Day

Duncan Quirk | Posted 11.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bill Clinton, United Nations Climate Change, Hu Jintao, United Nations, President Obama, Obama, Climate Change, Israel, Comedy, China, Barack Obama, Comedy News
Duncan Quirk

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China Experts, Media Call Obama "Reckless" And "Protectionist"

GlobalPost | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

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BEIJING, China �" U.S. President Barack Obama's tough new stand on China is not playing well in Beijing. A week before meeting President Hu Jintao ...

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Xu Zhiyong and What His Detention Means for Rule of Law in China

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

Read More: Hu Jintao, People's Republic of China, Rule of Law, Tax Evasion, Chinese Democracy, Public-Interest-Lawyers, Communist Party, Beijing, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Sichuan Earthquake, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Government, Anti-Discrimination Law, Xu-Zhiyong, China National People's Congress, Rule of Law China, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

The Chinese Communist Party is unified by one principle: to remain in power. Any organized effort, even if within the confines of the law, will be viewed as a threat to the CCP's authority.

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US, China Climate Change Accord Signed

Al Jazeera English | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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The United States and China have signed an agreement to promote greater co-operation on climate change....

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Taiwan, China Exchange 1st Direct Messages

AP | DEBBY WU | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Taiwan Election, Hu Jintao, Taiwan China, Chinese Community Party, Ma Ying-Jeou, Taiwan, Nationalist Party Taiwan, China Taiwan, China, Taipei-Taiwan, Beijing-China, World News

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Taiwanese and Chinese presidents swapped messages Monday, the first such exchange since the two sides split amid civil war ...

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Top 10 Worst World Leaders (Slideshow, Poll)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Slidepoll, Omar Al-Bashir, Hugo Chavez, Muammar Al-Qaddafi, Silvio Berlusconi, Hu Jintao, Foreign Affairs, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Kim Jong Il, Robert Mugabe, Isayas Afewerki, Advocacy, Ten Worst World Leaders Slideshow, Site:www.huffingtonpost.com 2009 Top Worst World Leader, Top Ten Worest World Leders, World's Worst Leaders Dictators, 2009 Top Worst World Lead, Leaders of the World, 10 Worst Leaders, Worst Leaders, Top Leaders, Top 10 Polls, Top Leaders of the World Photos, 10 Bad Leaders, Top 10 Worst World Leaders, World Leaders, World Leader, Top 10 Worst Leaders, Worst Leader, Huffington Post Worst Leaders, World Leaders List, Worst World Leaders, Leaders of the World List, Top Leaders in the World, World Worst Leaders, Bad World Leaders, World News

The world is full of bad leaders, from dictators to gaffe-prone buffoons, but some are surely worse than others. Below is a selection of 10 leaders w...

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BRIC Nations Meet, Call For Monetary Diversity

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Economy, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, India, Russia, China, Brazil, Bric, Bric Nations, Dollar, United States Dollar, BRIC Summit, Dmitry Medvedev, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Hu Jintao, Manmohan Singh, World News

YEKATERINBURG, Russia — The leaders of four major emerging economies _ Russia, China, Brazil and India _ apparently failed Tuesday to reach cons...

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Geithner: China Should Decrease Exports

wsj.com | MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Treasury Department, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Federal Budget Deficit, Hu Jintao, Chinese Economy, Premier Wen Jiabao, Timothy Geithner, Chinese Exports, China, Treasury Secretary, Business News

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner heads to Beijing this weekend to urge Chinese leaders to fundamentally alter the export-oriente...

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