Wal*Mart has banned all staff from visiting China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, and Toronto. ... 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."" ... Some businesses are already beginning to notice a fall in demand. ... 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. ...

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Was occupied by Mongolia and suffered from Japanese expansion before World War the Second. From the beginning of 19th century China became a colony of the West and Great Britain in particular. ... Geopolitics of China at the beginning of the 21 century is based on preservation of economical and military power, increasing of its influential status in Asian Pacific region. ... In order to decrease the level of import government pay attention to the sea territories of 3 million square kilometers, on which also Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand are pretending. ...

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