Environmental problems are to be considered as a world problem, as opposed to national problems, for pollution affects the whole world indiscriminately, regardless of political boundaries. This is perhaps the most problematic aspect of this issue, for the solution depends on the coordination and cooperation of all major governments, regardless of political differences. ... This quote best addresses the problem of international cooperation, for if the problem of pollution has no political boundary, the solution against pollution should be independent of nationality. ... In the particular case o...

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In recent years (2012-2013), China refocused and has tried to increase its geographic boundaries militarily. ... Should the United States prepare for a disaster that may never happen and potentially cause a political disaster? ... China's reason for wanting these islands almost seems childish on today's political stage. ... Many nations protested the claim and said how some of their territory seemed to fall within the boundary of the dashed line. ...

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It had become clear to members of the CCP that economic reform would fulfill a political purpose as well since the party felt, properly it would seem, that it had suffered a loss of support. ... The traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution had eroded popular trust in the moral and political virtue of the CCP. ... (23) This movement "from virtue to competence" seemed to mark...

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The traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution had eroded popular trust in the moral and political virtue of the CCP. ... (23) This movement "from virtue to competence" seemed to mark a serious departure from orthodox Chinese political theory. ... Given this history of economic reform, it is evident that "under the present system economic questions are necessarily political questions" (Dorn 43). ... This policy--denoted the "Open Policy" (Shirk 47)--was a drastic removal from the policies of Mao Zedong and, in fact, from centuries of Chinese political culture. ... Mor...

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It transitioned from a partnership with the Soviet Union in the Communist bloc, to a role as a rogue nation of Maoist political zealots who sought total isolation from the developed nations of the international community. ... That quickly led to a commitment to economic development under the auspices of a politically autocratic state – all of this under the control of a political party that in 2010 calls itself "communist" but that encourages millionaires to join its ranks, and which espouses a market economy in a blend that no one quite knows what to call. At each stage in thi...

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