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Seeking to counter a rising China, Japanese and Western militaries are forging stronger ties in waters through which a third of the world's maritime trade flows.
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Burma
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Burma
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World
Both China and the U.S. have ramped up their trade war with both sides imposing new tariffs targeting imports.
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Analysis
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Satellite images show construction on what security experts believe to be China’s first aircraft carrier capable of leading a full range of strike group operations.
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Cambodia risks losing the special access to the EU trading bloc over its human rights records.
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Asia
Xi said China's young should be grateful to the party, the country, the society and the people and avoid what he termed "mistaken thoughts."
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World
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