It amazes me that the government is allowing this to happen, but it does bring in good economic aid to the country, which may be a determining factor in its permitence. On the other hand, I am sure the government doesn't see Christianity as a very big threat to the other prime religions, such as Islam of Buddhism. ... (Islam 1) After this request, the Chinese emperor at the time, Yung-Wei, ordered the establishment of the first mosque in China. ... (Islam 3) The government attempted to smother the Muslims, thus pushing them away from the Chinese culture. ... This continued up until 1978 w...

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How has the issue of gender superiority evolved in China? ... In 1949, the Communist government took over China. ... This was a big change for the women of China. ... However, China has a 4,000 year recorded history. ... One was that "males carried on the family name and they could work the fields or bring honor to the family by passing state exams and entering government service." ...

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The Chinese Economy China is the second largest economy in the world by Gross Domestic Product (GDP). ... Australia's largest trading partner for goods and services is China, whereas Australia is a primary source of resources for China. ... The National Bureau of Statistics of China indicates the GDP Growth rate in China. ... China's population is currently estimated as 1.4 billion people. ... During the same time, China's had around 764 million employees. 359 million were employed in urban areas and 405 million in rural areas of China. ...

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Although the Japanese government owed much to the ideas of the Chinese, the two cultures would go in very different directions over the next two centuries. ... The intellectual response to this instability of the governments produced the forms of government and the emerging philosophies that came to shape the future Chinese government and civilization. ... (Fitzgerald 156) From then on, Confucian doctrine was interpreted to support a strong centralized government, and the Confucian scholars became the backbone of the government for the next 2,000 years. ... They especially wanted to estab...

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China was "still a state in which the central government retain[ed] the dominant power in economic resource allocation and responsible local officials work[ed] for the interest of the units under their control" (Solinger 103). ... For example, long-term sales contracts between farmers and the government were established. In addition, in an effort to allow the market to determine prices, "city prices of fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, and eggs, were freed from government controls so they could respond to market demand" (Shirk 39). ... The economy grew so quickly that inflation...

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Chinese in Indonesia became the scapegoats for the government, being successful and easy-targeted for any mistakes of the government. ... Many facts suggest that this was totally wrong and Indonesian government should work harder to protect Chinese-Indonesian rights. ... The Indonesian government did not protect the Chinese-Indonesians. Instead, Suharto's New Order government had created a negative image of the Chinese-Indonesians to invoke people's hatred and anti-Chinese sentiment. ... The Indonesian government did not accept the Chinese-Indonesians in what they were. ...

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When a woman gets married, the Chinese character is "嫁". ... We can even find its trace in today's China. ... In contemporary China, many Chinese families have only one child, the marriage of son and daughter really means forging a long-term relationship between two families. ... The ancient Chinese calendar system is descended down from old times. ... Marriage Certificate After the pre-marital health examination, the two in love can register at the local government agencies concerned, apply for the marriage certificate and become a legitimate couple. ...

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China was "still a state in which the central government retain[ed] the dominant power in economic resource allocation and responsible local officials work[ed] for the interest of the units under their control" (Solinger 103). ... For example, long-term sales contracts between farmers and the government were established. In addition, in an effort to allow the market to determine prices, "city prices of fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, and eggs, were freed from government controls so they could respond to marke...

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China There are many differences between the United Kingdom and China. ... China has a long, eventful and illustrious history (see appendix 1). ... As late as 1838, foreign trade was forbidden by the Chinese governmental policy, however the military actions of some western countries opened up some Chinese cities, such as Hong Kong. ... They have given sport an academic status in schools, opened up schools of sporting excellence and established governmental departments for the growth of sport. Through the western influence on China there has been more commercialisation of sport in China,...

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To create a new government, the United Nations setup nation wide elections but North Korea would not let them into the north. ... China The relationship between the U.S. and China has almost always been tenuous at best. After WWII, China adopted a type of communism to fit their needs. ... China was helping to defend communism in North Korea but it can be seen as a war between the U.S. and China. ... President Richard Nixon even visited China in 1972 and things seemed to be looking good. ...

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Its eastern border is the South China Sea. ... For one thousand years, Vietnam was part of China. ... Chinese political and social institutions were introduced. ... Chinese style also became dominant in literature and the arts. ... The decisions were made on the basis of landholding and sent to the district magistrate for transmittal to the central government. 12. ...

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The Peninsula is dominated by the Malay people, making just over half of the population, they also form the dominant power in the multi-party government. ... The first phenomenon is that musical life is dominated by the Chinese people. ... In the major cities, most of the houses are occupied or owned by Chinese folks. ... I can't elaborate how the Chinese moved to the South Seas from China in the 19th century, but they did it in great numbers. ... While people recognise that Chinese music CDs are from Hong Kong or Taiwan, most of the pop music in fact is in the style of Japanese Pop music...

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In the 1960s, the Singapore government advocated family planning banned spitting in public areas. ... L., and Caulton (1997) Loss of face: The Chinese in Singapore are divided into various communities depending on their forefather's origins in China and the dialect group. To unite the Chinese, the Singapore government advocated the use of Mandarin as a common language. ... The older Chinese, who came to Singapore in the first half of the century, were mainly uneducated. ... L., and Caulton (1997) Loss of control: The government's population control policy encourages...

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Coke vs Pepsi Fighting for Foreign Markets Introduction The soft-drink battleground has now turned toward new overseas markets. While once the United States, Australia, Japan, and Western Europe were the dominant soft-drink markets, the growth has slowed down dramatically, but they are still imp...

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(Although a 1% rise in VAT would bring in an extra £3.6Billion for the government). ... However it would take a hardened government supporter to suggest that the government is paying anything more than lip service to reducing car registrations in the UK. ... Government Intervention MG Rover has long been linked to the Government for a variety of reasons. ... The aspect of Government intervention that began so strongly in the 60' and 70's continued through to the nineties has been replaced in this century by a new government attitude. Direct Government intervention is no...

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These warnings by the Chinese were ignored and on November 28, 1950 so called Chinese "volunteers" (the Chinese called their soldiers volunteers in hopes that it would not seem as if they were "officially" declaring war) made mass attacks sending the UN army back to the 38th parallel. ... General MacArthur, however, still wanted to be aggressive against the Chinese. ... It was ironic that the majority of the problems to which General Clark referred came from the shrewd actions of Syngman Rhee and the ROK government. ... Legally, the UN did not need the approval of the ROK government to sign...

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These warnings by the Chinese were ignored and on November 28, 1950 so called Chinese "volunteers" (the Chinese called their soldiers volunteers in hopes that it would not seem as if they were "officially" declaring war) made mass attacks sending the UN army back to the 38th parallel. ... General MacArthur, however, still wanted to be aggressive against the Chinese. ... It was ironic that the majority of the problems to which General Clark referred came from the shrewd actions of Syngman Rhee and the ROK government. ... Legally, the UN did not need the approval of the ROK government to sign th...

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The first people to cultivate and use hemp were the Chinese. There is evidence of rope and fishing nets made from hemp in China as early as 4500 BC. ... The Chinese also wove hemp fiber into cloth and used the seeds in making food and oil. ... From China, hemp cultivation spread to Europe, Africa around 400 BC, and later to the Americas. ... It was found in China and dates back to over two-thousand years ago. ...

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France, China, Russia, and the United Kingdom all have vetoes so every once-in-a-while they can go against the will of the king. ... Iraq was a member at the Disarmament Conference when the government of Saddam Hussein was being examined by United Nation arms inspectors. ... China is very sensitive about anything to do with Taiwan for fear that they may regain control over China. ... In January1997, China vetoed plans to send peacekeepers over to Guatemala just because Guatemala was one of about a dozen countries that have always voted for Taiwanese representation. Other countries ar...

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Also, many other countries were involved in their decolonization process like Japan, the United States and at times China. ... The British government allowed some limited self-government in Burma by the 1930s. ... The British recruited most of their officers and government officials from these ethnic tribes. ... At first, he went to China and sought the help of nationalist government of the Kuomintang. ... Once in Japan, the government offered him to supply arms and necessary finance. ...

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The Eastern work gangs were recruited from immigrant Irish, poor Southern whites, and poor Southern blacks, while the Western crews came mostly from China. ... When the two crews came within sight of each other, the Irish turned to their fists to slow down the Chinese. The Chinese resorted to pick axes, which in turn brought the Irish to use their guns. The Chinese finally gave in and the fighting was stopped (Merk 456). ... The Homestead Act of 1862 was passed by the government to encourage farming in the Mid-West. ...

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For a thousand years, Mahayana Buddhism, which came via China, was the court religion and popular faith of the Korean monarchy. Numerous Buddhist temples were erected at government expense. ... Gradually Buddhism degenerated, mainly because of its immense wealth and alliance with the government. ... Confucian scholar-officials were given charge of all government functions. ... Using the ancient Chinese concept of yin-yang, Confucians stressed the fact that individuals achieve happiness as they subject their personal desires to the greater good of the whole. ...

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Abstract This article looks at how citizen journalism can have a positive effect towards combating government oppression and the means utilised to do so. I first created a picture of the communication system with our government by looking at a well-known example. This fictional example, George Orwells 1984, describes the relationship between citizens and their totalitarian government in a dystopian setting. ...

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For many years, the United States government has prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in the marketplace. ... When Chinese started to immigrate to the United States, they brought opium with them. ... Chinese workers became hated among the white working class. Even more than today, Americans of European ancestry had a very big political advantage over the Chinese, they spoke English and had relatives in the government. ... In order to combat the crime wave, the government formed a large police force. ...

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After World War II and The Korean Conflict, the last thing U.S. citizens wanted was for the government to send troops into Vietnam. ... North Vietnam was aided by Russia and China, but not with soldiers but with finances, supplies and weaponry. ... "The American government initially believed that this conflict would not last more than two years" (Edwards 160). ... The American government controlled South Vietnam, and dictated what its governments steps should be. ... The growing anti-war movement alarmed the U.S. government, and eventually dictated the way the government ran the war. ...

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