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Until a few years ago, the big question was, is China's growth for real? Now the question is, How long can it last? Even with the U.S. economy slowing, the concern is not so much that China will run out of resources or markets to sustain high growth, but that economic imbalances are becoming too severe...
...against terrorism as one of democracy. "This was a cowardly terrorist act designed to destabilize democratic elections ... I therefore encouraged President Musharraf to stick to the course he has outlined to build democracy and stability in Pakistan," he said. "I told President Musharraf that the U.K. is prepared to sustain and build the already significant counter-terrorism support we offer his country, not least in the effort to destroy al-Qaeda...
...Fleiner says that even though it has nearly one-third of seats in the parliament, the SVP would not be able to sustain itself outside of the coalition government. "No opposition party will win wide popular support as long as only 30 percent of the electorate are behind...
...what was a game of runs all night—the Crimson responded to a 13-4 BU run in the first half with a 9-1 stretch of its own—Hallion and Harvard provided the final spark. Defensive intensity and renewed effort on the boards helped sustain the run that Hallion started...
...Many of these Chinese-run companies thrive by acting as cultural interpreters. With slowing sales at home, plenty of Japanese firms are looking to China's growing middle class to sustain profits. Who better than expatriate Chinese engineers to advise researchers, for instance, that Chinese like their cell phones painted gold or red? (Japanese, by contrast, prefer white or silver hues.) "With the U.S. and Japan, everyone expects there to be big differences in terms of business culture," says TV director Zhang. "But with China and Japan, even Japanese are often surprised that we don't operate the same...