This being China, it is unlikely that the increase in volatility is entirely accidental.
Russia and China being part of this process is very important, and this is important in the context of the permanent members of the U.N.
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Combined with what is being sent to China and Iran, this resumption in supplies will only raise export levels to roughly half of what Turkmenistan is capable of exporting.
This excludes the amount being dumped abroad in developing economies in China, Indonesia, and Africa.
An injury to his Achilles tendon not only ended this year's gold medal chances for a man being dubbed China's Michael Jordan, it also hampered his marketability for current and future sponsors.
Another telling sign of the attention being paid to China comes with the results of this year's Business Plan Contest for MBA students at the prestigious Harvard Business School in the United States.
It is hard to imagine China being prepared to accept the loss of face this would involve, though a little pain now might avoid a lot more later as China may already be realising, having missed an opportunity to dump Mr Tung quietly when he was up for re-appointment last year.
The disappointment of this withdrawal, however, is mitigated by the keen interest being shown by China.
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This is really rather amusing: Apple is being sued for intellectual property piracy in China.
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Looking at this on a global basis, individuals in China are increasingly productive, and in being productive they produce for others.
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This is why China is so cautious, and why it is often criticized for being slow or seen as unengaged regarding international hot spots.
Now, if China says, we want to consult with you about being part of this as well, we welcome that.
There are three things to note here the first being just slack jawed amazement at the idea of China protecting intellectual property in this manner.
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Is there any concern when you engage in this kind of joint exercise with China that somehow expertise that should not be shared is being shared with the Chinese navy?
According to the Container Recycling Institute, U.S plastic recycling rates have been in decline for the past 10 years (some of this may have to do with the fact that waste is increasingly being shipped to places like China, which now boasts the world's biggest plastic recycling plant in Beijing).
Perhaps the most revealing aspect of this adventure in high-altitude advertising is that Communist China's latest assault on Everest is being paid for by a New York-listed company.
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