China is becoming a world power through its fast economic growth. China is also powerful because it has a chair on the United Nations Security Council where it can influence world events. Until recently, China has done all of this peacefully without threatening to use its military against other countries. China has a long history [...]
For over 50 years, the US bought most of its oil from the Mideast. The fact that the US economy depended on a steady supply of Mideast oil has affected US political and economic policy. Many people believe that the US would not be involved in the Mideast except for the oil. Now that is [...]
Laos, China and Vietnam Laos is trapped in the center of Indochina with no access to the sea. Laos is surrounded by Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. This position makes Laos the crossroads for trade in the region, but it makes it hard for Laos to trade with the outside world. Laos is seen [...]
Northern China has big water problems. There is not enough rain for the farmers in northern China to grow food. The Yellow River has so much pollution that its water is not safe to drink. Water wells that supply Beijing and Tianjin are drying up. Northern China needs much more water than it has today. [...]
The Chinese vice foreign minister warned the United States to stay out of the increasingly tense territorial disputes and naval conflicts in the South China Sea. This area has some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and is believed to be rich in oil and natural gas reserves. All or parts of the [...]
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