ANALYSIS OF CHINA’S NATIONAL INTERESTS BY DR. YAN XUE-TONG 1 Acknowledgment The English version of Analysis of China’s National Interests is a result of many people’s contribution. Professor Monte Bullard deserves profound thanks. He initiated the translation project when I presented him this book at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in 1998 when he served as the Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Project there. He raised funds for the translation and did the English
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sub-sovereign bonds Daniel Platz Abstract This paper sets out to explore the potential of sub-sovereign bonds in financing infrastructure in developing countries. Taking into account the historical experience of the US‚ it develops a supply and demand side framework for analysis of the market for sub-sovereign bonded debt in developing countries and applies this framework to Mexico‚ India and South Africa. Finally‚ it draws lessons for countries seeking to promote markets for sub-sovereign bonds
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Barbados foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings were downgraded by the US based rating services Standard and Poor both for the long-term and short-term. The long-term was downgraded from BBB-; a lower medium grade to BB+;non investment grade speculative and the short-term from A-3; upper medium grade to B; highly speculative grade. According to www.businessdictionary.com sovereign credit rating is an appraisal of a country’s ability to meet its financial responsibility. This report
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The Law of Nationbuilding - Does the UN Security Council have Authority to create new States? – - by Alexander-Georg Rackow – I. Introduction A. Situation in Kosovo and Iraq “Kosovo‚ an explosive region that once was a province of Serbia‚ has been on a long road to a kind of independence with international supervision. During the negotiations‚ the United Nations Security Council faced the challenge of finding a formula to protect about 114‚000 ethnic Serbs while giving the majority ethnic
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wondrous timid” (Columbus p. 5). It amazes me how such kind words from Christopher Columbus was first said about the Native people of Hispaniola and then he turns around and to simply put it‚ slaughters them. The three readings “Letter To The Sovereigns On His First Voyage” by Christopher Columbus‚ “The Very Brief Relation Of the Devastation Of The Indies”‚ and The Coast Of Pearls‚ Paria‚ and the Island of Trinidad” both by Bartolome de las Casas displayed two very accounts of how the Natives were
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Tourism helps in improving understanding between nations‚ thus I don’t agree with the statement. It involves people of a country travelling to another country for leisure‚ business or recreational purposes. Tourism is used as a vehicle for international understanding by bringing people with different backgrounds together. The interaction of diverse people with different cultures goes a long way in increasing friendship. “Tourism can greatly enrich and promote friendship and goodwill” (Bhatia‚ 2001
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Six Billion and One Bronze!!!!!!!!!! 1. among 6 billion population in india we get only one bronze medal that indicates india is lacking in talent which was not true‚ talented people is not getting chance to participate in olympics they get eliminated either by internal politics or by not getting right guidance.In our country people mostly not encouraged there children to participate in sports or take there career as a sports this is also a reason..they know that if there child is not getting
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According to the data provided by the Swiss bank‚ India has more black money than rest of the world combined. India topping the list with almost $1500 Billion black money in swiss banks‚ followed by Russia $470 Billion‚ UK $390 Billion‚ Ukraine $100 Billion and China with $96 Billion. It’s embarrassing for any country to top the list of black money holders. The money which belongs to the nation and it’s citizens‚ is stashed in the illegal personal accounts of corrupt politicians
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The Effects of War on Soldiers War is the most powerful threat we have on the earth today. War can accomplish a variety of things in a variety of ways and it is entirely up to the government to decide a country’s war status. It is up to people that will never have to experience what they create‚ but what happens to the soldiers they send in to battle for them. For the soldiers they are stuck with an experience unlike any other known to man‚ stuck with memories and images of what it’s like to be
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WATER RESOURCES SHOULD BE NATIONALISED India is one country united by various states to have peace within‚we should live together by sharing our wants with each other. Surplus should be shared. Every state has dispute in sharing water resources with its neighbouring state. Then and thereproblem arising between peoples of two states.they are not allowing neighbouring state vehicles to enter into their state. We have enough water from nature but we tend to overuse or misuse it.
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