Day: July 11, 2018

China’s Taste for Soybeans Is a Weak Spot in the Trade War With Trump – By Raymond Zhong – NYT

July 11, 2018 / Agriculture, China, Trade and Trade Policy

By Raymond Zhong,    July 9, 2018 132 查看本文中文版查看本文繁體中文版 XIAOWUSILI, China — For all its economic might, China hasn’t been able to solve a crucial problem. Soybeans. It just can’t grow enough of them.   That could blunt the impact of one of the biggest weapons the country wields in a trade fight with the United States. Beijing …

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As Vote Nears- Cambodia’s Leader Has Opponents- but No Competition – By Julia Wallace – NYT

July 11, 2018 / Bullies and Scoundrels, Cambodia, David Lindsay

By Julia Wallace July 11, 2018 + “PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — It’s election season in Cambodia, and the fireflies are out. Cambodians use that term — “ampil ampik,” in the Khmer language — to refer to little-known political parties that flash onto the scene shortly before an election, then fade back into obscurity. Twenty parties, some …

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