In May, the MoD suggested setting up a network of combat simulators to train US and UK troops involved in joint operations.

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This country now has the world's largest mobile phone network, and it is investing in the new forms of energy that can both sustain growth and combat climate change -- and I'm looking forward to deepening the partnership between the United States and China in this critical area tomorrow.

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About 1, 000 American troops are in the southern Philippines training local soldiers to combat Abu Sayyaf rebels, which the Bush administration links to the al-Qaeda global militant network.

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