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But new classrooms and small ownership stakes don't fully solve the land-compensation issue or another major point of contention: the fact that so many Chinese have descended on P.N.G. - many illegally. Last November, in a low point for Sino-P.N.G. diplomacy, the police raided the construction sites...
Still, the P.N.G. government didn't want to risk derailing such a major investment. A compromise was reached, part of which required the Chinese working at the mine to attend English-language classes. Yet not a single Chinese I spoke to at Ramu or Basamuk said they had ever attended...
Strange Bedfellows In Papua New Guinea, at least, normal citizens can express their reservations about Chinese investment. But in many of the countries where China has made its biggest business forays, such democratic dissent is squelched by repressive governments that are taking the lion's share of any investment profits...
Part of the price for that new reality, many in India believe, is a downgrading of their own concerns. Singh's U.S. visit coincided with the anniversary of last year's Mumbai terror attacks, which were orchestrated by Pakistan-based groups traditionally associated with Pakistan's military intelligence organization, the...
Not just the fortunes of one war-torn country are at stake. Researchers believe that Iraq's untapped oil reserves total at least 115 billion barrels - the third largest in the world. When fully developed, Iraq's oil industry could significantly boost global crude supplies and even bring down oil...