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Turkey and China ‘helping Iran evade UN sanctions’

Turkey and China are helping Iran to evade UN sanctions by providing them with secret banking facilities to purchase goods, according to Western security officials. In an attempt to escape the effects of the wide-ranging sanctions imposed over Iran’s illegal … Continue reading

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China plants bitter seeds in South American farmland

BUENOS AIRES — Few were surprised when Venezuela announced a deal with China last week to restore 1.4 million acres of unproductive farmland across the oil-rich but impoverished South American nation. China increasingly is buying farmland and agricultural companies in South America … Continue reading

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China gets jump on U.S. for Brazil’s oil

BUENOS AIRES — Off the coast of Rio de Janeiro — below a mile of water and two miles of shifting rock, sand and salt — is an ultradeep sea of oil that could turn Brazil into the world’s fourth-largest … Continue reading

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U.S. probes French tech sales to China

U.S. lawmakers and Obama administration officials say France has stymied a 3 1/2-year State Department investigation into whether a French defense contractor illegally gave U.S. satellite technology to China. The officials also say Obama administration political appointees derailed efforts by … Continue reading

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China keen on Canadian crude

SINGAPORE/BEIJING — China is set to embrace Canada’s offer of more crude, heating up competition with the United States as the world’s top two oil consumers jostle to secure supplies and meet ravenous demand. Shipments from a politically stable country … Continue reading

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Whose Economy Has It Worst?

It’s no wonder that global markets are so jittery. The world’s three largest economies can’t continue along their current paths, and everybody knows it. Investors watch nervously for signs that China is headed toward a hard landing, that America will … Continue reading

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Martin Luther King memorial made in China

It is perhaps a fitting tribute to racial co-operation. However, the decision to outsource to China the carving of a new national memorial to Martin Luther King has raised eyebrows in the United States. The 30ft-tall statue, which forms the … Continue reading

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Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered (1)

BOSTON – Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world. Security company McAfee, which uncovered the intrusions, … Continue reading

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China’s pledge for ‘democracy’ contradicted by internal documents (1)

A pledge by Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, to bring “full” democracy to China has been undermined by the leak of internal Communist party documents ordering the party to tighten its control on the country. Mr Wen, who was in … Continue reading

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Fresh humiliation for eurozone

China has said it is willing to bail out debt-ridden countries in the euro zone using its $2.7trillion overseas investment fund. In a fresh humiliation for Europe, Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu said it was one of the most important … Continue reading

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Stelzer: Chinese Chess

The Chinese are playing grandmaster chess against an amateur America that can’t see beyond the second move. In a bipartisan display of geopolitical obtuseness, America continues its historic trade policy: It’s free trade, except occasional lapses into protectionism when a whinging … Continue reading

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