In the post-Cold War world no power can challenge the US. ... USA and China were hostile up to the 1950's during the Korean War, as they were against each other, where China was with North Korea supporting communism and USA was preserving the integrity of South Korea (see Appendix A, Cowie H.R, (1980), Asia and Australia in World Affairs, Australia, page 100. Map showing who were supporting South Korea and North Korea in the Korean War, in June 1950), where the CCP recognised the importance of relations with their powerful communist neighbour; USSR. ... However, the Vietnam War generated ...

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The opium trade gave Britain its chance to enter the China trade and this provided the pretext for war between Britain and China in 1839, a war which the British won easily. ... Japan edged towards civil war. ... Japan saw Korea as being important for strategic, political and economic reasons. Control of Korea would prevent an enemy power having easy access for an attack against Japan, unrest in Korea made Western intervention unlikely and Russia's eastward expansion was viewed with concern. A campaign in Korea would also deflect some of the domestic unrest Japan was experiencing an...

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At the end of the Cold War in 1989, the threat of nuclear war was reduced. ... The new anti- ballistic missile system will, as the U.S claims, defend against the current enemies; Afghanistan, Iraq and possibly North Korea, although the U.S ties are becoming stronger with Pyongyang as North and South Korea are undergoing peace treaty talks. ... The U.S does not have the strongest ties with North Korea and North Korea does not have the capabilities to destroy a power like the United States. "North Korea What would such a state gain by attacking the United States except its own destruction?" .....

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"The fellow knew that it was over for him and so he didn't struggle when they led him into the room and tied him down," recalled the 72-year-old farmer, describing his time as a medical assistant in a Japanese army unit in China during World War II. ... But overall the Japanese tested anyone they could get their hands on which also included Russian, Korean, Mongolian, Pacific Islander, Southeast Asian, and even a few American victims but of all the thousands of POW's taken to Unit 731, not a single prisoner survived (Keiichi). ... The reasoning for the experiments being cruel is the ...

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The Soviets utilized the threat of nuclear war and their sheer power to force Mao to back down, but it's quite possible that Mao and Brezhnev used Sun Tzu's tactics to deal with their mutual adversary: the United States. In Sun Tzu's Art of War first chapter, entitled Laying Plans, the eighteenth rule is as follows: all warfare is based on deception (Cantrell, 2003). ... Perhaps the Soviets and Chinese leaders were simply utilizing Sun Tzu's "all war is based on deception" passage on an immense scale. ... Nyquist (2012) states "China and Russia continue to...

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When Chinese and Japanese soldiers met in Korea Chinas forced had amassed to 350,000 men and seventy one ships (Iriye 14, 15) Even though China outnumbered Japan, Japan was still able to overcome Chinese forces. ... These items are what were internationally traded before the war. ... The United States helped Japan climb out of a recession when the Korean War had begun. ... "The war did not make much sense economically to the Japanese, not to mention the Chinese- unless they somehow perceived the war as a prelude to an economic union that would benefit both countries. ... This during the Col...

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According to Rod Eddington (British Airways' CEO); "the combination of SARS, the war in Iraq and a weak economic outlook mean that the global airline industry is facing its toughest crisis in living memory."" ... There is little reason to believe that Chinese consumers, or consumers in countries like South Korea, are reining in spending. ... McDonald's, an American fast-food chain has said that fear of SARS, and the Iraqi war, have dented sales in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. ... Sales of kimchi, (Korean dish of pickled cabbage and garlic) are rising because of rumors that ...

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These markets are owned by Hmong family, which is a group of immigrants from Southeast Asia and China after the war in Vietnam. ... In China, Korea, and Taiwan; these statues are normally placed in the entrance of temples. 3 Fascinatingly, most statues of Laughing Buddha in Asian restaurants and stores are not meant for the original function of religiosity, or for the folk thinking of bringing good fortune. ... In contrast to other Asian cultures, this Buddha is from East Asia; either from China, Korea or Japan, there is two exact replicated figures squatting and is placed side to side. ... Ea...

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Weakened by costly and disastrous military campaigns against Korea, the dynasty faded away through a combination of popular revolts, and disloyalty. ... Long wars with the Mongols and incursions by the Japanese into Korea, weakened Ming rule. ... During this dynasty, the Opium War occurred. The Opium war gave Hong Kong to England for 100 years until July 1, 1997. ...

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The process started with Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian. ... The most important factor was economic hardship due to the growing British dominance over China, after Britain defeated China in the Opium War of 1839-1842. ... As a result, the sugar plantations companies had started import the labor from different countries Japan, Korean, Filipino and India. ...

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Confucianism The founder of Confucianism is "Confucius" who was a minor official and philosopher who lived during the Warring-States period. ... Also, according to the Korean culture, we sincerely prepare food for our ancestors on the holiday called Chuseok. ... For example, if any student is caught speaking Korean, he must be kept in school and face detention. ...

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Confucianism has spread through widely from China to other neighbor countries such as Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and among Western society. ... The civil wars were unrest until the ruler conquered others" territory. ...

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Geopolitical challenges of China nowadays are directly connected with the perspective of becoming a superpower. That is why in order to investigate Chinese status it is necessary to elaborate on Chinese geopolitical environment its conditions and prospects. During centuries geopolitics of China was ...

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1. Executive Summary China is a country that is developing day by day. China was a country that had problems with growth and struggled economically. It wasn't until the early part of 2001, when China officially maintained a steady growth economically. There are records that would show that China had already achieved and surpassed the government's declared target at seven percent growth; but figures from the Chinese government are often distorted to meet standards due to the governments" involvement in business and the fiscal stimulus program. ...

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