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…of narcotics: the Harrison Narcotic Act. The law responded to concerns about the cut-rate marketing of British opium in China and its effect on China's purchasing power for American products. The congressional debates on the act were concerned with international…

…continued her last stage of life. Laolao was born in China, during the revolutionary times. When World War II broke out in China, when thousands of Chinese youth contributed their efforts in supporting the country, Laolao was one them. Regardless…

…million people have died from this epidemic. In the 1300's the epidemic we call ABlack Death@, Bubonic Plague, began in China. By 1347, it had spread to Europe from Italian trade boats that had spent time in China. It was known as the black death, because…

…and the people within will begin to create conflicts of who gets access to what body of water and how much. On the topic of countries, China seems to be facing a water shortage. China has a project going on that will contain these water routes from the Yangtze…

…war in Vietnam and Korea, which ended by the interference of the Americans and UN troops, or the never-ending triangle issues between Taiwan, china and the United States. And how about human right’s record within Asia, one of the worst in the world…

…will be needed across India, Pakistan and China acting together. This will mean common policies against burning of fossil fuels, of agricultural wastes, against emissions from industries and power stations, and above all, against emissions from the millions…

…opposed the new regtime of communism. While following the steps of Marx, Lenin and Stallin (his successor) paid no attention to the inhumane measures that they took to accomplish their goal. Marxism had its greatest impact in China (Duiker 757…

…for their work. This in turn prevented inter-fighting between factions of the army, something that happened frequently in Han controlled China. One of the main purposes of these armies was to defend the frontier from invaders. Still, the Roman army was powerful both…

…Don't Criticize It. Legalize It. One might be surprised to hear that the modernly deplorable practice of smoking marijuana was initiated in 2737 B.C. by the emperor of China at the time, Shen Nung. Thus, the use of marijuana has persisted…

…It was on a farm somewhere in southern China where the mystery pneumonia we know as SARS probably began. Once in the cities, the virus spread, thanks to air travel, is now a flaring epidemic in more than a dozen countries. SARS, which stands for Severe…