China: Diplomacy

China Rising: China's Influence in Africa

Army Of Shopowners Paved China's Way In Africa()  

De Gaulle

August 1, 2008 Business owners and shopkeepers are the vanguard of China's ever-expanding presence in Africa. One scholar says China is hungry for the continent's raw materials and warns that the relationship is unbalanced.

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China Rising: China's Influence in Africa

Chinese-Built Zambian Smelter Stirs Controversy()  

Zi Xuting

July 31, 2008 China is investing heavily in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, building smelters and bringing Chinese workers to the area. The foreign presence has been met with both praise and skepticism as Zambians say the industry is booming, but the Chinese are taking many of the jobs.

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China Rising: China's Influence in Africa

China, Congo Trade For What The Other Wants()  

Opening of the DR Congo highway

July 30, 2008 China will build the Democratic Republic of Congo a much-needed 1,000-mile highway in exchange for access to mining. But details of the deal are making some local officials and business owners uneasy.

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Chinese Influence In Sudan Is Subtle, Complicated()  

Construction workers in Khartoum

July 29, 2008 While China has invested heavily in Sudan's oil industry, many Sudanese say its influence is almost imperceptible. So far, they add, China has been silent about resolving political problems in the region.

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China Rising: China's Influence in Africa

China And Sudan: A Marriage Sealed In Oil, History()  

Gordon leading rebellion

July 28, 2008 In the late 1800s, British Gen. Charles Gordon made a lasting impression in the complex relationship between Sudan and China. The discovery and exporting of oil has kept the connection alive.

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Higher Education in China

U.S. Schools Tap Growing Ranks of Chinese Students()  

May 29, 2008 As more and more Chinese go to college, U.S. universities are trying to grab a piece of this growing market. Even smaller schools feel they must have some sort of exchange program with Chinese schools. Many students think a global education is important to their success in the job market.

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Auto School Wants to Extend Reach to China()  

Morrisville

May 28, 2008 The automotive technology school at a small university college in upstate New York hopes to pair with a school in Dalian, China, to train technicians to work on new cars. SUNY sees it as an aggressive effort to make itself and its students relevant in the global market.

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Chinese City Partners with New York School()  

Map: Dalian, China

May 27, 2008 Dalian, China, a coastal city not far from North Korea, has created an unlikely alliance with the State University of New York. In the city's quest to be world-class and high-tech, it has turned to SUNY for help in training autoworkers at Dalian's University of Technology.

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China As Host Country

Olympic Relay Highlights China's Public Image Crisis()  

Pro-Tibet protesters demonstrate at Paris' Trocadero during the Beijing Olympics torch relay.

April 8, 2008 Recent riots in Tibet and protests along the Olympic torch relay route have evolved into China's worst public relations crisis since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Beijing is caught between the need to look tough at home and conciliatory abroad.

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China's Military Growth Creates Uncertainty for U.S.()  

Chinese People's Liberation Army officers march in October.

April 6, 2008 China has been working hard to modernize nearly every aspect of its military capability — from cruise missiles to submarines, satellites to cluster bombs. Some see modernization and expansion as a threat to the United States and its interests in Asia.

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