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The Kissinger years: flawed legacy of the man behind US cold war policy
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The Guardian
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He shaped a world of superpowers but to those without power he was ruthless. How did one diplomat hold sway for so long? Henry Kissinger was a complicated, insecure man who believed the US alone could impose order in a complicated, insecure world. For almost a decade from 1969, at the height of cold war instability, he became the international face of America – a very political diplomat almost as well known as his patron, Richard Nixon, the then president. Kissinger was also a Harvard...
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Australia says AI will be used to help track Chinese submarines under new Aukus plan
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The Guardian
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Defence minister Richard Marles and counterparts from the UK and US say new technologies will be deployed by militaries Artificial intelligence, drones, and deep space radar are among the technologies that will be used by Australia and its Aukus allies to counter China’s aggression in the Pacific. Australia’s defence minister, Richard Marles, met with his counterparts from the United States and United Kingdom – Lloyd J Austin and Grant Shapps – in California on Saturday to...
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Henry Kissinger, Who Shaped U.S. Cold War History, Dies at 100
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New York Times
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The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and the Middle East.
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Both Parties Agree: It's the Government's Business Whether You Invest in Chinese Companies
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Bing
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A bipartisan letter asked that the 2024 NDAA include language that addresses outbound investments in China "and ideally strengthen the language." ...
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‘Rock star of an animal’: Edinburgh zoo’s pandas to return to China
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The Guardian
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After 12 years in Scotland, pandas to fly home amid ongoing dispute about purpose of zoos and ethics of China’s panda diplomacy As soon as she heard that Edinburgh’s pandas were about to be flown home, Sarah Greenwood knew she had to see them. “I love everything about pandas,” she said. “I absolutely couldn’t miss it.” Wrapped in a thick coat and hat to guard against the freezing temperatures and the first snow flurries of winter, Greenwood, an events manager, 52, travelled...
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Exit from Edinburgh zoo may signal end to era of China’s panda diplomacy
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The Guardian
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Beijing’s strained relations with the west are less easily mollified by loans of cuddly endangered bears As the UK’s only giant pandas leave Edinburgh zoo , returning to their native country after a 12-year sojourn away from China, the era of panda diplomacy also looks to be coming to an end. Tian Tian and Yang Guang will board the panda express back to Sichuan less than a month after three giant pandas left the Smithsonian national zoo in Washington DC, ending the zoo’s five-...
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Fears raised after Hong Kong journalist fails to return from China trip
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The Guardian
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Minnie Chan has reportedly been out of contact since travelling to Xiangshan Forum a month ago Friends and colleagues of a Hong Kong journalist have raised concerns after she failed to return from a defence and security forum in Beijing a month ago. Minnie Chan, a reporter for the South China Morning Post, has not been in contact since she went to the , Japan’s Kyodo News reported on Thursday. Chan filed several stories from the forum, the most recent of which was published on 2...
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How Chinese fashion films are integral to this US blogger’s annual festival
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scmp.com on MSN
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American fashion blogger Diane Pernet has run A Shaded View On Fashion Film for 15 years. The Chinese fashion film winner at this year’s festival is about immigrant women making garments in the West.
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A New Asian Grocer’s Food Court Reveals a Rare Bird: Turkey Ramen
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Eater on MSN
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Kenny Yang, the owner of Strings Ramen Shop, has tirelessly worked toward opening his new River West grocery store, Gangnam Market, by bringing in more Chinese, Korean, and Japanese items. Over the ...
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Chinese prisoner’s ID card apparently found in lining of Regatta coat
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The Guardian
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Derbyshire woman who bought item said she felt uneasy at find that raises concerns over possible prison labour [update – see footnote] An ID card that appears to belong to a Chinese prisoner was found inside the lining of a coat from the British brand Regatta, raising concerns that the clothing was manufactured using prison labour. The waterproof women’s coat was bought online by a woman in Derbyshire in the Black Friday sale. When it arrived on 22 November, she could feel a hard...
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