But the real foundation of their new assertiveness is economic.

但它们新生自信的真正基础来自经济。

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In some other areas, the SPD's new assertiveness may produce gridlock, not retreat.

在其他一些方面，社民党过于自信的新形象可能导致僵局而不仅是倒退。

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Don't you fear that this new assertiveness is going to produce conflicts more than harmony?

总之，您是否担心这种新的强势态度会造成冲突而不是和谐？

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Their new assertiveness may reflect a labour law introduced in January 2008, which gave workers more contractual rights.

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Before panic spreads, it is worth noting that China's new assertiveness reflects weakness as well as strength.

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To justify its new assertiveness, the post office comes up with heart-rending self-justifications.

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