Word: conflictingly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Some analysts fear the ill will caused by the tariff dispute could lead to an escalating round of conflict between the two nations, souring overall U.S.-China ties. "The action taken by the U.S. government no doubt will damage the Sino-American relationship seriously at a time when mutual trust is most needed," comments Yu Yongding, an economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. "This is indeed a very bad beginning for the Obama government in terms of cooperation" between the two countries. (See pictures of people around the world watching Obama's Inauguration...
...Resolving the trade conflict, however, may not be easy. Both governments are stuck in the position of having to be sensitive to sentiment at home. With unemployment in the U.S. still increasing, the Obama Administration is under pressure to take more action to preserve and create American jobs. Beijing's leadership, though not elected, can also be surprisingly reactive to public opinion, and the days following Washington's tariff announcement have seen an outpouring of criticism of the U.S. decision in the Chinese press and on the blogosphere. "Americans are shameless," noted an Internet commentator. "They always blame others...
...Strait of Taiwan was long one of the world's flash points, with the potential to draw even the U.S. into conflict. It's hard to predict the future China and Taiwan have with each other, but it's easy to imagine, given all the progress that has occurred, that war is no longer a possibility. That's something to be thankful for - and something truly deserving of a Dalai Lama's blessing...
...have had minor brushes with the law. They didn't care that he was a politically divisive figure. "You don't get good salad without a bit of vinegar," says Green. They cared about only one thing: Could he play well with others? "Most reality shows are cast for conflict," says Green. "If you cast our show that way, it would break." All the "stars" are partnered with professional dancers, who teach them how to dance--and how to win viewers' and judges' hearts and votes. Each pair gets pretty close. (DeLay is being mentored by Cheryl Burke, whose usual...
...dozen law enforcement and conflict resolution experts have been appointed to the Cambridge Review Committee tasked with analyzing the controversial July arrest of black Harvard professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., Cambridge officials announced last Thursday. The group’s members hail from across the country and include the dean of the Rutgers School of Law, the Philadelphia Police Commissioner, a United States District Court judge, a former FBI assistant director, and a U.S. State Department senior advisor who worked on Arab-Israeli negotiations. “This is a historic opportunity...