global witness global witness China and Congo : Friends in Need A report by Global Witness on the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ March 2011 Global Witness investigates and campaigns to prevent natural resource-related conflict and corruption and associated environmental and human rights abuses. Our investigations and lobbying have played a key role in the establishment of the major international initiatives addressing these issues‚ including the Kimberley Process and the Extractive Industries
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China: Ancient Capitals Xi’an Xi’an‚ called Chang’an in ancient times‚ is the most important ancient capital in China. It is the capital that has the longest history and greatest influence among the ancient capitals. Xi’an was located on the eastern end of the Silk Road‚ which connected China with other European countries in the West. Xi’an was the capital for more than 1‚000 years‚ spanning 13 dynasties such as the Qing‚ Han‚ Sui and Tang Dynasties. Located in Middle China‚ it is an important
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history of politics & one would see disturbed relations between India and China. A recent report showed that more than four-fifths of respondents viewed China as a security threat. The poll reveals multiple reasons for this mistrust‚ including China’s possession of nuclear weapons‚ competition for resources in third countries‚ China’s efforts to strengthen its relations with other countries in the Indian Ocean region‚ and the China-India border dispute China deals with countries based on its assessment
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PAKISTAN’S RELATIONS WITH INDIA: BEYOND KASHMIR? Asia Report N°224 – 3 May 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................. i I. BILATERAL RELATIONS ............................................................................................. 1 A. TWO STEPS FORWARD‚ ONE STEP BACK ......................................................................................1 B. DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION AND THE COMPOSITE DIALOGUE ..........
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Compare and Contrast Essay. The Roman Empire and Han China developed cultural syncretism by using different methods of spiritual beliefs and the gods they worshiped‚ but developed in similar ways on how they both used methods of family hierchy and also how they structure their government to create more control which was used to build up both societies with similar rule‚ all of these contributed to making cultural syncretism. Paragraph one- There were many differences
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The Aztecs and the Sudanic states are different in that the Aztecs used Brute force to gain power and the Sudanic states rose to power peacefully‚ and the Aztecs believed in many gods and Mali ‚ Songhay‚ and Ghana were all monotheistic‚ and they were similar in that they both had a lot of gold that was highly valued by others. The Aztecs were different to the Sudanic States in that the Sudanic states rose to power peacefully and the Aztecs used brute force to rise to power. The Aztecs fought over
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exploration marked the period of Europe’s expeditions to India‚ Asia‚ and the Americas. The focal point of these voyages were to attain wealth. These discoveries permanently altered the face of geography. The first country to set off the dawn of discovery was Portugal‚ sponsored by Prince Henry‚ where they explored the west coast of Africa. Later Portugal successfully ventured around the southern tip of Africa and found a new sea route to India by Vasco de Gama. Portugal also discovered and colonized
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you ever wondered about the social classes in ancient times? The Society of Ancient India‚ China‚ and Egypt had many similarities but‚ they did have a few differences. During class we learned about the three societies and learned that India and Egypt were very similar‚ with only a few slight differences. Although‚ China had a much different society that focused on completely different goals than the other two. First‚ the caste system of ancient india. The caste system consisted of four casts‚
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Gender in the Ancient World Warrior from Riace Ancient Greek society‚ their beliefs‚ ideologies‚ experiences and societal norms can only be realized by studying the artifacts that have managed to survive through out the centuries of abuses from war‚ conquest and Mother Nature. A great majority of the surviving artifacts found have been works of art‚ many of which are sculptures. These sculptures reveal clues to how the day-to-day lives in Ancient Greece were determined by status in society
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Principle of economies- Bus 240 INDIA Vs CHINA India and China are the two giant economies and they are the major players in the world economy. Both the economies are growing tremendously at a skyrocketing pace and these economies have their own specialty. We cannot just judge which economy is better by just comparing one or two factors because they have their own style of working and uniqueness . Here we will discuss about some of the
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