Word: strait
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...this regional arms race might not have seemed surprising. Many countries openly feared China, which advertised its military strength and staked claims to islands in the South China Sea. When China lobbed missiles near Taiwan in 1995 and '96, the White House sent aircraft carriers to the Taiwan Strait. But Beijing apparently recognized its mistakes and shifted course. Over the past decade, it has signed ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and pushed a collective free-trade deal with Southeast Asia. Focused together on terrorism, Washington and Beijing have built closer military links. Just as important, nations across Asia...
...Call it the summer of love across the Taiwan Strait, at least where the arts community is concerned. While political tensions simmer on other fronts - China's military buildup, Taiwan's ongoing bid for U.N. recognition, the Olympic torch route, to name a few - cultural exchanges have never been healthier. Cloud Gate is just one example. The largest group of terracotta-army artifacts ever to leave China (116 in total) is another: it was on exhibit last month at Taiwan's National Museum of History, before embarking on a world tour that will include London's British Museum...
...Those steering Taiwan's arts scene say cross-strait traffic has grown steadily over the past 10 years or so, helped by China's economic rise and fewer government restrictions from both sides. Stronger financial support for Chinese performers traveling to Taiwan has come in the wake of China's new wealth. So has a flurry of private arts promoters, keen to bring Taiwan artists to the mainland, where they are a big box-office draw. But deeper processes are at work, too. "Culture doesn't take sides, so the issue of arts exchange isn't so sensitive," says...
...After all, we share the same traditions," says Yeh Wen-wen, Cloud Gate's executive director. "From both sides, we can appreciate how hard it is to become a creative artist." Doing away with decades of mistrust isn't easy either, but artistic communities on both sides of the strait can take a well-deserved...
...going country on us? -Larkin Werner, Pittsburgh, Pa.No. To clarify, Lost Highway is not country. It's a Nashville-influenced Bon Jovi record. It's not George Strait or Alan Jackson. It's more Keith Urban, Sugarland or Big and Rich...