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    secured by the local authorities and the following day, Operation Black Tornado was conducted to eradicate any remaining terrorists. c) The 2011 Kashgar attacks (China) The 2011 Kashgar attacks were a series of knife and bomb attacks in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China on July 30 and 31, 2011 by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM). On July 30, two men seized a

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    Migrating to America in search of new opportunities, sadly, the Chinese were referred to as Chinks and coolies. Throughout history, Americans have been in debt to immigrant groups, like the Chinese, who were the only ones willing to do the most dangerous and underpaid work. Yet, Americans have been the most hostile towards the Chinese—the only racial group ever to face an Exclusion Act. During the 19th century, 80,000 Chinese immigrants arrived in the United States during the Gold Rush, but they

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    While working on the Syrian problem set earlier this year, I, like many DoD analysts, was alarmed by the relatively sudden appearance of Chinese military assets off the Syrian coastline in August of 2016. This marked a considerable departure from China’s long-held policy of non-intervention and its predilection for negotiated political solutions in the Middle East. In August of 2016, the government of China announced its intention to provide personnel, training, and humanitarian aid to the government

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    Islamic Terrorism & 911 Will history judge the events of September 11, 2001 as acts of unwarranted terrorism, or as the retaliatory acts of Islamic patriots and freedom fighters? There has been much speculation as to the root cause of 9/11. Most Americans, and indeed much of the Western World view that these were unwarranted acts of outright terrorism that justified the “War on Terror” in response. However, to many in the rest of the world, especially those living in predominantly Muslim countries

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    A Brief History of China Essay

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    China is on the verge of becoming the next Super Power like the United States and Great Britain. The reason why I am writing this paper is to relay information to you regarding China as it was and how it is now. China blossomed quicker than any other country in the beginning and later stalled in progress throughout its history. Culture is the end statement of a people’s identity. According to Merriam-Webster it is a way of thinking, behaving or working that exists in a place or organization (Dictionary)

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    History Both Nippon and Sumitomo were in their own right players in the steel business. Nippon was first established back in the 1970s. As for the Sumitomo, this company came to be in the year 1949. It was in 2012, however the two merged and created what is now observed as the largest integrated steel producer in the entire world. MSSMC within just a short time period have engaged in joint ventures, buyouts of production facilities, and become the parent company for/with other specialized steel

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    Clayton Partridge World History to 1750 Professor Schultz Colonization and the First Globalization In order for one to gain a better knowledge of how terrestrial and ocean colonization unfolded in the Americas, Siberia, Africa, and China, a person must first understand the definition of colonization. Simply put, colonization is an ongoing process of control by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components. This means that a foreign government moves into

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    Chinese Contemporary Art and Social Change 中国当代艺术与社会变革 The Chinese contemporary art history is only 30 years, but it has gone through almost all the genres of western art history.Like the Chinese economy, it changes and grows so fast, especially during 2003 to 2008, that it attracted the global attention.The latest 5 years, the whole environment of Chinese contemporary art has been changing, the new trend has emerged.This article will explain the change of Chinese contemporary art in the

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    1. Introduction Since in 1949 Mao Zedong declared the existence of People’s Republic of China, self-interest has been playing a crucial role in China’s foreign policy because of its special geographical contiguity with both the Soviet bloc and capitalist camp and a dynamic political standpoint based on its own needs. The Cold War era as the early stage of China’s development which included complex interactions with multiple powers through dimensions in ideology, national security, economics and

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    The Army of the Undead In 1974 Chinese farmers in Lintong District, Xi 'an, of the Shaanxi province were digging for a well when they unearthed fragments of clay figures and made one of the most important discoveries in art history to date. Archaeologists were notified of the discovery and they began excavating the area for more clues as to what was buried. The clay army of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was found buried in pits near the emperor’s underground tomb, over 8,000 warriors dated

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