"Based on the $1-a-day measure, the region as a whole is on track, due in part to rapid economic growth in many countries, most recently in China, " it said.

报告称：“按照每天1美元的标准，整个亚太地区有望实现这一目标，部分原因是许多国家快速的经济增长，尤其是在近年的中国。”

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That, he argues, was what happened to Ancient Rome, the Ming dynasty in 17th-century China, the Bourbons in 18th-century France, 20th-century Britain and, most recently, the Soviet Union.

他称这种趋势就曾发生在古罗马、17世纪中国的明代、18世纪的波旁皇族，20世纪的大不列颠国以及最近的苏联的身上。

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Beer and fried chicken — this seemingly unorthodox combo has been the most sought after late-night snack recently in Yang Xiaoqian's dormitory on the campus of Central China Normal University.

炸鸡和啤酒，这个看似怪异的搭配，最近竟成了华中师范大学学生杨晓青（音译）宿舍里最受追捧的夜宵。

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They have been at the heart of considerable diplomatic tension between China and Japan, most recently in January when Japan said a Chinese frigate put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship near the islands - something China disputes.

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Mahindra has its work cut out turning around moneylosing SsangYong, which was languishing under its previous owners, most recently China's state-owned automaker Shanghai Automotive (SAIC, the General Motors partner in China).

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Ishi-hara Shintaro is best known for being an outspoken nationalist who over the years has denied the Rape of Nanking, vilified the communist government of China, and most recently insulted Chinese and Koreans in Japan by saying sangokujin, a derogatory term for foreigners seldom heard since the early post-war years, could run riot in the wake of an earthquake.

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