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Thawing relations between China and Japan were last week flash-frozen again after Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi snubbed Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi by canceling their meeting at the last minute; China later noted that Koizumi's recent comments on visiting the Yasukuni Shrine to honor Japan's war dead made "it unfavorable to the healthy development of Sino-Japanese relations." Here's how a single shrine continues to keep Asia's two powerhouses at odds...
...Middle Eastern policy in the process. In the past year China's energy companies have signed deals for oil reserves in Africa, Iran and Canada. In Russia, Beijing has lobbied hard against Japan for a pipeline to bring Siberian oil east to China. And last week Chinese Premier Hu Jintao welcomed Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov to Beijing just weeks after the Uzbek military killed nearly 200 after unrest erupted in the Central Asian country. The U.S. has been critical of Karimov for his heavy hand. Not Beijing. Among the main reasons for Karimov's visit: to sign a $600 million...
...More money for student groups. Just about everyone at Harvard is in a student group, and nearly all are underfunded to one degree or another. The UC is Harvard’s premier grant giving body for undergraduate organizations, so promising more money to student groups is a great way to get elected. And don’t worry, you won’t have to follow through on it; you can campaign for more funding for student groups and then vote (like most of your UC colleagues) for more money instead for the UC’s sure...
...Championship Series—wrapped up on May 9—and its as-yet-unscheduled early June appearance in the NCAA tournament. Few other conferences have crowned their champions thus far, so Harvard’s opponent is likely still competing for its own league title against premier competition while the Crimson (27-15) and a handful of other entrants are scrambling to arrange additional games to maintain their playoff edge...
...reported that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao snubbed Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, saying, "Only a country that respects history ... [and] wins over the trust of people in Asia and the world at large can take greater responsibilities in the international community." But China is endangering the economic prosperity of a large part of the earth's people, making itself a pariah state and a joke. Sonam Rinchen Hong Kong...