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Regions / China
Beijing is rapidly expanding its influence in the Middle East. Will Washington do anything more than watch?
Interpreting China's military expenditure has been a complicated issue with important regional implications. Although China publishes its official defense budget and provides justifications for increases in its military spending, most observers remain skeptical of the accuracy of the official figures and wary of the military modernization efforts. This skepticism has shaped the responses of other Asia-Pacific nations toward China's military modernization.
Is the world's future resource map tilting east?
It might be the world's largest free trade area, writes columnist Walden Bello, but Southeast Asia is still getting a raw trade deal from China.
The two most populous countries in the world have a great trade relationship. But, as columnist Conn Hallinan explains, they are also on the verge of war.
Like Hamlet, Shakespeare's conflicted Prince of Denmark, China was caught between conflicting currents in Copenhagen. Its failure to manage these challenges, argues columnist Walden Bello, led to its biggest diplomatic debacle in years.
A new battle is underway between the United States and China over Angola's oil resources.
Dharamsala is where Tibet 2.0 is being created.
Conn Hallinan shows how the map of conflict corresponds all too well with the map of future energy supplies.