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…. But since the early 1980s, it is clear that the policy has been less effective in the rural and border areas (3). The one child policy, pushed by the CCP since the late 1970s, is often ignored in the countryside since more children mean more farm labor…

…When Mao Zedong first came into power, we all thought that it was a great thing- he was a strong leader, and he would pilot China from lowly pit of humiliation into a higher place, where we would regain our power and respect. Mao became…

…China online game industry has seen another dramatic growth in 2003. According to the US- based research house International Data Corp (IDC), the online game industry's actual sales grew by 45.8% from 0.91 billion RMB in 2002 to 1.32 billion RMB (US$159…

…in the world that could achieve such a feat. Britain and France were in imperial decline, and more concerned about colonial economics than the stability of Europe. Both imperial powers assumed that empire building would necessarily be an inevitable feature…

…economics than the stability of Europe. Both imperial powers assumed that empire building would necessarily be an inevitable feature of the world system. German aggression could have been stifled early had the imperial powers had acted in concert. The memories…

…to a country where they face persecution. However, violations of the basic human rights are still being denied to refugees in every region of the world. Although the People's Republic of China is a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention, it has no domestic law…

…that Vietnam and all of Southeast Asia are important for strategic and economic gains for the U.S. For strategic purposes, Lewy believes that by defeating the North Vietnamese, America might contain Communist China because the Chinese threatened to “change…

…to conquer and create his own empire from Greece to the borders of India. While on his journey he came up with the idea of getting on a horse from the left side. He found out that if you try to get on it from the right, your sword would be in the way. This idea…

…of such vast areas as the Ottoman Empire and Turkey. The Western world gained control of Africa through trading companies from Great Britain, France, and Germany. Many countries gained territories during this period of imperialism. Persia was divided between…

…China in 1937. This was in Japan's quest to dominate Asia. Japan took many of the main cities and killed tens of thousands of civilians. This would later be known as the "rape of Nanking." Because Japan did not dislodge the government of Jiang Jieshi…