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  • Timeline: straining of US-China relations in 2010

    Timeline: straining of US-China relations in 2010

    In the initial months of 2010, there was a shift in U.S. strategy, with the U.S. seeming reluctant to cede to China any diplomatic ground at all. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized China for censoring the Internet, in the wake of Google’s allegations about Chinese hackers. The Obama administration went ahead with weapons sales [...]

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  • Iranian nuclear program received with mixed reactions

    Iranian nuclear program received with mixed reactions

    On Wednesday, 3rd of February, Iran launched a rocket into space, violating international law. Iran now faces the threat of new sanctions from the US and others. The incident has also increased diplomatic tensions between countries that disagree how to engage Iran, especially the US and China. The domestically-produced Kavoshgar-3 rocket was equipped with a satellite [...]

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  • India: India, US sign clean tech deal

    India: India, US sign clean tech deal

    The US and India have signed a deal in Washington, DC aimed at promoting the development of green technology. The deal comes in the runup to the UN conference on climate change scheduled for Copenhagen for December 7-18. The details of the entire proposal have yet to be released. Clinton said only that India and the [...]

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