PHUKET, Thailand, July 23 -- The war of words between North Korea and the United States escalated Thursday, with North Korea's Foreign Ministry lashing out at Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in unusually personal terms for "vulgar remarks" that it said demonstrated "she is by no means intelligent."
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North Korea is making comments like this, personal comments, in a diplomatic forum. They have no accountability for their actions.
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Clinton, who this week likened North Korea to an unruly child, has rallied international isolation of North Korea at a 27-member regional security forum here. She met with her Russian, Chinese, South Korean and Japanese counterparts -- the other key partners in suspended six-nation disarmament talks on North Korea -- and won strong statements of support from many delegations.
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Shows the power of the USA- can make others place economic sanctions or agree to things to isolate North Korea into changing their ways. Even China agreed.
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sent a delegation of U.S. officials to meet with diplomats from Burma, which has strained relations with Washington, to press for compliance with a U.N. Security Council resolution barring exports of North Korean arms and missiles.
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North Korea Lashes out at US Clinton. More on actions being taken to counteract the nuclear tests.
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Bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia
background on recent events in Indonesia
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ASIO Cheif warns of transnational threats from terrorism.
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URUMQI: A former chairman of the Xinjiang regional government said here Saturday that Rebiya Kadeer was "not entitled to represent the Uygur people."
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How can we trust the Chinese papers?
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said that by referring to Xinjiang as "East Turkestan" in her bylined article on the Wall Street Journal Wednesday, Kadeer exposed her separatist mentality as well as her ignorance, or rather, vicious distortion of Xinjiang's history.
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Makes it look like the Uyghur people are happy being under chinese rule, that she is one of the few that fights against it. They have the power to twist the story, the turn people against Kadeer.
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"East Turkestan" was a term cooked up by foreign invaders more than 200 years ago.
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Article from China Daily about Uyghurs and Kadeer.
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Anti-China protesters believe more than a thousand people have died in ethnic clashes in China's Xinjiang province since Sunday
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death to Chinese terrorists
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difference in perspective between the two ethnic groups
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The protests were sparked by ethnic tensions between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese.
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Australian Uyghurs protest for the freedom of their people. Note the difference in political systems allowing for different expression- if the Uyghurs did this in China, they would be killed. Also, difference in perspective between the two ethnic groups.
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• National Interest is used to denote the objectives pursued by a particular state. The goals and objectives that a state pursues in its foreign policy.
• NB: National Interests are objectives pursued by the state rather than the nation.
• National Interests are influenced by domestic and international influences:-
good definition of national interest.
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really really really really good notes on power in the asia pacific region.
Al Jazeera English - Asia-Pacific - China-Taiwan agree regular talks - 0 views
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Envoys from China and Taiwan have wrapped up landmark negotiations with an agreement to hold high-level talks every six months.
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progress in the reunification process
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The five-day visit by Chen, China's most senior official to the island since the two sides split amid the bloody civil war in 1949, sparked anger and widespread protests in Taipei
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Different perspectives- the last article stated that people were happy about the talks between Beijing and Taipei.
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But Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive party, which favours formal independence from China, has accused the president of undermining the island's sovereignty in its efforts to move closer to China.
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Does moving closer to China mean comprimising it's sovereignty? could it be possible to be recognised as a sovereign state but also have ties with China?
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Taiwan-China talks to be held every six months, greater increase in trade and tourism.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 9 -- With GDP shrinking and unemployment spiking, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday that his focus was squarely on the self-ruled democratic island's domestic economy. For Ma, that agenda clearly includes promoting the economic benefits of closer links to China.
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the comparatively pro-China stance of Ma's Nationalist Party nevertheless represents a test for Beijing, which insists that Taiwan must be reunited with the mainland, by force if necessary.
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China's stance on the issue. Can china come to a peaceful reunification that is a comprimise that suits both states?
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Mainland China and Taiwan have been governed separately since 1949, when Nationalist forces fled the communist takeover. There have been no regular direct links across the Taiwan Strait for decades; talks to restart them failed in 1999.
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Important information on China-Taiwan relations
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Taiwan focuses on economy and better ties with China. Will it become necessary for Taiwan to reunify with China to survive?
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US talks to China about respecting rights of other ethnicities.
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