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Hu Jintao’s Strategy for Handling Chinese Dissent and U.S. Pressure
by Tanaka SakaiReprinted from JAPAN FOCUS, which has many articles on Japan and Asia from a more independent perspective than seen in the domestic Japanese or US press.It is said that the number of demonstrations against government mismanagement and corruption in China is rising. Since late last year, the media in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe, Japan, and the United States … [Read more...] about Hu Jintao’s Strategy for Handling Chinese Dissent and U.S. Pressure
Bush in Japan Protests 「反ブッシュ」ムーブメントの盛り上がり
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International Green Network Newsletter #53-1
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