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Latin American, Caribbean nations bolster economic ties with China
January 12, 2015Latin American and Caribbean cooperation with China serves economic needs on both sides.
Read moreSteelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairs
July 22, 2013Another local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.
Read moreChinese officials slam negligence in deadly poultry plant fire
June 7, 2013China's top work safety official issued a stinging criticism of company management and government regulatory efforts following Monday's deadly poultry plant fire that killed 120 and injured 77.
Read moreSouth India voters reject BJP
May 21, 2013Indian voters rejected the reactionary Hindu-nationalist party, known as the BJP, in a recent state election. The huge loss spells trouble for the ultra-right party in the 2014 national elections.
Read moreTaking China’s bullet train with slow clock
February 26, 2013Last year, after participating in a Beijing conference on the crisis of capitalism and the future of world socialism, I took the bullet train to Nanjing, 620 miles away.
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