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Opinion | Could Asian-Americans Turn Orange County Blue? – By Viet Thanh Nguyen – NYT

November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018 / North America, Politics and Economics

By Viet Thanh Nguyen Mr. Nguyen is a contributing opinion writer who lives in Los Angeles. Nov. 5, 2018 86 comments ImageSouth Vietnamese and American flags flying at the an annual Vietnamese boat people ceremony at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, Calif., in April.CreditCreditLeonard Ortiz/Orange County Register, via Getty Images “When I was a freshman at …

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Opinion | Trump to China: ‘I Own You.’ Guess Again. – by Thomas Friedman – NYT

September 26, 2018 September 26, 2018 / China, Foreign Affairs and U.S.ForeignPolicy

Shopping in China “Early in the movie “Crazy Rich Asians” a Chinese-Singaporean father admonishes his young kids to finish their dinner, saying, “Think of all the starving children in America.” I’m sure that everyone of my generation in the theater laughed at that joke. After all, we’d all been raised on the line: “Finish your …

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Opinion | That Thing That India and Pakistan Do – The New York Times

September 26, 2018 September 26, 2018 / India and Sri Lanka

By Mohammed Hanif Mr. Hanif is a Pakistani novelist. Sept. 26, 2018 ImageThe Pakistani military in Karachi this month commemorating its second war with India in 1965. Both sides claimed victory.CreditCreditAsif Hassan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images “KARACHI, Pakistan — Four years ago when India elected the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) to power, Pakistan’s iconic …

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Editorial | Will Donald Trump Stand Up to China? – The New York Times

September 20, 2018 September 20, 2018 / Bullies and Scoundrels, China

“President Xi Jinping has imposed China’s most sweeping internment program since Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution of 1966-76, when more than one million people were killed and millions of others were imprisoned, tortured and humiliated. Citing credible reports, a United Nations panel last month said up to one million Uighurs, a Turkic Muslim minority, are being held in detention camps without benefit of …

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Europe and Asia Move to Bolster Global Systems That Trump Has Attacked – By Steven Erlanger and Jane Perlez – NYT

July 19, 2018 July 19, 2018 / China, Globalization and Trade, Japan

July 18, 2018 134 查看本文简体中文版查看本文繁體中文版 By Steven Erlanger and Jane Perlez July 18, 2018 134 comments 查看本文简体中文版查看本文繁體中文版 BRUSSELS — From trade to regulation to security, America’s traditional allies are accelerating their efforts to buttress a global system that President Trump has seemed prepared to tear down. After months of stunned indecision, they have undertaken a flurry of efforts …

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

July 11, 2018 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 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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Thailand Cave Rescue: Live Updates as All 13 Are Free After Weeks of Ordeal – The New York Times

July 10, 2018 July 10, 2018 / Thailand

“All of the young members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their 25-year-old coach have been rescued from Tham Luang Cave, the Thai Navy confirmed around 6:50 p.m. • Four more people have yet to leave the cave — the Thai military personnel, including a doctor, who stayed with the team in their remote cavern in …

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In a High-Stakes Environmental Whodunit, Many Clues Point to China – NYT

June 25, 2018 June 25, 2018 / China, Climate Change Polluters

Just now · The New York Times About this article nytimes.com In a High-Stakes Environmental Whodunit, Many Clues Point to China x x David Lindsay: Yes, thank you for this story. It makes me sick and heartbroken. I have endorsed the one comment now at the NYT: Judith Nelson Manhattan1h ago The Montreal protocol, which …

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