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...across the map far from China. Perversely, the gap in material wealth and military technology separating China from the West is actually a source of leverage for Beijing. In the West the gap makes China look weak. But the gap actually makes China strong. China has the advantage--the underdog's advantage--that comes from knowing that shutting the country out, trying to hold it down, provokes the resentments the West wants to avoid: resentments that might make Chinese markets hostile to U.S. exporters. When a U.S. bomber accidentally struck China's embassy in Belgrade during the Kosovo war, protests...
...NCAA basketball tournament is one of the nation's most treasured rites of spring, in large part due to the annual rise of the "Cinderella team." Each year, one such underdog overachieves in making it to the tournament and competing well until, almost inevitably, the clock strikes midnight on its magical...
TIME: When the judge released his conclusions of law, you said Microsoft behaved the way it did because it still thought of itself as an underdog. Was there a point at which you should have said, "We're top dogs now, let's conduct ourselves a little less aggressively...
...UNDERDOG SNAPS BACK The Netscape browser may be on only 40% of all PCs now (in contrast to the 90% Microsoft's is on), but don't count it out just yet. Released last week, Netscape 6.0 is chockablock with handy features like instant messaging, an automatic language translator and an all-in-one mailbox that lets you view your AOL and Web mail in one place. But the coolest feature is My Sidebar, a window that opens next to the browser to give you a quick view of your stock portfolio, customized news and weather. The browser will also...
Despite having defeated Columbia in the fall in the finals of the ECAC fall tournament, the Crimson (10-10, 1-1) went into the match as an underdog. The Lions (12-5, 2-0) were in the midst of a six-game winning streak, and the match, just like in the fall, came down to the wire...