Politics and water control, the Chinese character implies, are intimately linked.

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It also needs to recognise that while rural and urban areas have separate qualities and character, they are economically intrinsically linked.

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Every island had its own character and superlatives, but each was linked by unfailing friendliness, the gentle lilt of the Hawaiian ukulele, a tropical climate that generally steadied between 80F and 88F, and a never-ending series of achingly beautiful sunsets.

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