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Brewing A Conflict With China

Why is Washington ramping up a new cold war?

(WASHINGTON DC) - Washington has pressured the Philippines, whose government it owns, into conducting joint military exercises in the South China Sea.

Washington’s excuse is that China has territorial disputes with the Philippines, Indonesia and other countries concerning island and sea rights in the South China Sea.

Gotcha Again America

Looks like those days we have feared, where China takes the US without a single shot, may have begun.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - We were told that the vast amounts of stimulus monies that had been set aside and earmarked were to be dedicated to bringing our economy back from the brink.

Why are these funds being spent to help Chinese industries and to provide jobs to Chinese workers when U.S. industries are hurting so badly and U.S. workers are losing their homes?

Blind Lawyer Spurs News Blackout in China

Will censorship help the authorities keep this story quiet?

(HONG KONG) - News of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has been censored for months.

International news reports of his escape last week from incarceration in his home in Linyi, Shandong--apparently to U.S. protection--has only intensified that censorship.

William Gomes Named `Human Rights Ambassador` for Salem-News.com

What sets William apart, is that he covers the world as a whole, rather than concentrating on one specific region or country.

(SALEM / DHAKA) - We are pleased to announce the appointment of our writer William Gomes, to the position of Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador.

In this rapidly changing world, we believe this newly-created position and program, are large steps in raising our effectiveness as a news agency.

China Warns Against Joint Exercises in South China Seas

There have been a series of run-ins involving fishermen, military patrols, and other vessels in the disputed region in recent months, increasing tension over the competing territorial claims.

(BEIJING VOA) - Chinese officials in Beijing are warning against any joint military patrols or exercises between Vietnam and the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea.

Vietnam and Philippines military officials have discussed conducting joint exercises in the disputed region in meetings earlier this month.

God Save America, Several `Americans` are Today Rulers of our own Country

The candid, inside view from Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - These are terrible times. They say someone at the Central Bank mucked up the economy.

There is a balance of payments crisis. Investment hasn’t taken off. We are heavily indebted. If the rupee sinks any lower, God, we will have to ask the Chinese to do something about it.

Will India`s Vote Drive Sri Lanka Closer to China?

A.S. Kalkat cautions that India needs to proactively engage Sri Lanka to ensure that the Chinese don’t gain an upper hand there.

(New Delhi IANS) - India has made it clear to Sri Lanka that its vote on the US-backed resolution was aimed at s
peeding up the reconciliation process in the island nation.

However the move has sparked speculation whether it was a strategic misstep that could drive Colombo closer to Beijing

Occupy Salem Forum: Bhutan`s Gross National Happiness - Slated for March 7

Occupy Salem is the local manifestation of the international Occupy Movement.

(SALEM) - Gross National Happiness, rather than Gross National Product (GNP), is the national goal of the small Himalayan country of Bhutan.

Occupy Salem member Laurie Dougherty recently visited Bhutan and will present what she learned about this remarkable concept in an exclusive presentation on March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Oregon PeaceWorks office.

Wyden Report: U.S. Losing Out to China on Goods that Protect the Environment

In recent years, global demand for environmental goods has skyrocketed, creating opportunities for U.S. manufacturers to reach new customers.

(WASHINGTON DC) - As President Obama signs an executive order creating an Interagency Trade Enforcement Unit, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden – chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness – issued a report illustrating why trade enforcement matters.

The report, entitled “Losing the Environmental Goods Economy to China” is the latest in a series of reports...

China`s Decisions Mean Certain Death for North Korean Refugees

Tell world leaders: Stop China from sending North Korean refugees to their deaths

(NEW YORK) - Moses Bak's* childhood friend faces imminent execution, but change.org says that with your help, he can save her.

She and two dozen North Korean refugees in China are in a terrifying limbo -- the Chinese government wants to deport them back to North Korea, where the new "Supreme Leader" Kim Jong-Un is cracking down by shooting defectors on sight and vowing to kill "three generations" of their families.