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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

 china confidential

Marines Attack Afghan Taliban Town

The gun battle lasted eight hours. The terrorists put up fierce resistance, indicating that they had been tipped off ahead of the assault. Click here for the AP report. 

The Afghan government is weak and corrupt; and Afghan warlords are notoriously treacherous, as shown by the 2001 escape into neighboring Pakistan by Taliban leader Mullah Omar, Al Qaeda leader Osama Binladen, and their most senior leaders.

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US Claims Big Win with China on IP Issue

Reuters reports:

The United States has chalked up a big win at the World Trade Organization against Chinese market barriers that encourage piracy of U.S. books, music and films, U.S Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Wednesday.

Continue here.

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China Sticks to Party Line on Iran, North Korea

Iran, North Korea, Burma--all these issues should be resolved peacefully through diplomacy, according to China. Read about it here.

The United States has apparently made no headway with regard to Chinese cooperation on major threats to world peace.

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China Warns Outer Space Arms Race Looms

China's foreign minister warns of a "looming danger of weaponization." Click here for the story.

Search China Confidential for archived articles about China's development of space weapons.

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