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  Why China Matters #1

  Because we’re less than five years from a new generation of Chinese leaders with whom a far stronger relationship may well be built.

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  010: The China Issue - April 2, 2008

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  Why China Matters #2

  Because China will not be our biggest future enemy but our most important ally. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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• Business & Money

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  Why China Matters #3

  Because China is globalization’s general contractor: always happy to take the job and your money, but hard to get on the phone once you discover problems. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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• Environment

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  Why China Matters #4

  Because as China builds out its infrastructure, it can set a good or a bad example to developing economies struggling to deal with fragile environments. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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• Politics

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  Why China Matters #5

  Because the panda “huggers” versus “sluggers” debate is a lot of hot air—until Washington scares Beijing into raising your mortgage interest rate five points overnight. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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• Politics

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  Why China Matters #6

  Because China’s demand for resources is altering global markets in ways both profound and perverse. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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• Business & Money

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  Why China Matters #7

  Because China’s rapid and deep integration into manufacturing means that Chinese products permeate your life—at some risk. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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• Politics

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  Why China Matters #8

  Because China’s transformation echoes much of America’s past: not only the good, but plenty of the bad, and the ugly too. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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• Business & Money

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  Why China Matters #9

  Because China may be an ancient civilization, but it's a young society that's growing up very quickly—and unevenly. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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  Why China Matters #10

  Because Nixon went to China and your world was born. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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  Ten Reasons Why China Matters To You

  Don’t be scared of China—the country is perfectly positioned to be our most powerful ally. — read more

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  010: The China Issue - Apr 02 2008

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