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Russia Pivots East As Relations with the West Hit 25-Year Low

Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990’s, relations between the West and the Russian Federation, successor to the Soviet state, have improved when compared to their parlous condition during the era known as the Cold War. Recently, however, Russia under Vladimir Putin has shifted its stance in an eastward facing direction, […]

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Documentary

The World’s Most Rapid Economic Transformation: The Emergence of Modern China

The world’s second largest and fastest growing economy, the People’s Republic of China, has transformed itself from a near-medieval, third-world nation consisting largely of peasant farmers into the world’s largest manufacturing power on the planet. The transformation has almost occurred overnight – with many of China’s sleepy villages demolished in favor of brand new cities […]

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Headlines

News Headlines August 11, 2013: Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014, Earthquake in Tibet, China’s Elite Fleeing the PRC?

Wikipedia Co-Founder Refuses to Comply with People’s Republic of China Censorship Laws Bangladesh’s High Court Rules the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Nation’s Largest Religious Party,Ineligible for Political Office Norwegian Prime Minister Moonlights as Cab Driver A September 18, 2014 Referendum on Scottish Independence is the Largest UK Constitutional Event Since the Act of Union in 1707 Greek […]

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People’s Republic of China Cracks Down on Government Extravagance

Following public outcry over extravagant government buildings, the People’s Republic of China has ordered a halt to new construction and officially moved forward with plans to curtail government excess in the future. Among the most egregious examples: Chengxing County Government Building ($97.7 million), Chengdu City Government Building ($195.5 million), Harbin City Government Building ($293 million),Shunde […]

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Asia

Japanese Troops Join US Marines in War Games

In a change of pace for the Japanese Self Defense Forces, all three branches of its military are participating with US Marines in war games off the coast of California with an emphasis on training the Japanese troops to hold and defend islands from invading forces. This comes after the controversy that erupted last year […]

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United States President Barack Obama and People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping Agree to Curb North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama met in Rancho Mirage, California to discuss a range of issues from North Korea to climate change and trade relations between the United States and China. [Al Jazeera]  

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Headlines

News Headlines June 1, 2013

Second Day of Anti-Government Protests in Turkey Youth Unemployment in Greece and Spain Above 50% Neuroscientist Suggests Religious Fundamentalism Could One Day Be Treated as a Mental Illness Russia Dispatches Aircraft Carrier to the Mediterranean US Call for Tiananmen Square Massacre Disclosure Angers People’s Republic of China Mexicans Protest Monsanto with Corn Carnival Bank of […]

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Ding Jinhao Was Here: Chinese Tourist Defaces Cameo at Egypt’s Luxor Temple

Chinese tourists from Nanjing, Jiangsu province in the People’s Republic of China caused a firestorm of controversy when their son, the purported Ding Jinhao, carved his name onto a cameo at Egypt’s famous Luxor Temple, showing wanton disregard for historical, cultural relics as well as embarrassing a nation. This is not the first incident of […]

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Documentary

The Rise of China

The rise of the People’s Republic of China has caused the largest geopolitical shift since the emergence of the United States as a world power following World War II. What can the world expect from a prominent and powerful China and how will Chinese power influence the direction of world economic and political development? Less […]

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