links for 2007-02-28
By Graham WebsterFebruary 28, 2007, 07:27 am UTC+8
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Nakagawa Shoichi “If something goes awry in Taiwan in the next 15 years, then within 20 years Japan might become just another one of China’s provinces.” … “If Taiwan comes under (China’s) complete rule, Japan could be next.”
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“It is meaningless to discuss just a part of the entire speech,” Abe told reporters. “It’s also been said in the past that Japan would become the 51st state of the United States.”
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“A group led by the state-run Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co. has received the government go-ahead for emissions trading.”
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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China’s actions are consistent with its “peaceful rise” rhetoric, despite U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent statement to the contrary.
