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Monitor The Strategic Trends
Introduction:
The original birth of civilization began in the Middle East and migrated westward - to Greece, to Rome, and then to the nations of northern Europe. As Henry Luce so aptly quipped in 1941, ''The twentieth century was the American Century.'' And indeed it was. But the centroid of power continues to migrate westward: it is widely anticipated that the 21st century will be the ''Asian Century.''
With recent shifts in the economic centers of the world, most notably the decline of the U.S., the Far East is quickly rising to fill the void.
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The Asian Century February 19, 2008
The Rise of India December 11, 2007
Taiwan Provokes China with UN Bid August 07, 2007
Rise of the Red Dragon April 17, 2007
China Prepares for War November 14, 2006
Kings of the East, Part 2 The Rise of India by Chuck Missler
The Centroid Continues Westward: The Kings of the East by Chuck Missler
The Rise of Asia: An Overlooked "King of the East"? by Chuck Missler
Energy Wars: The Coming Crunch by Chuck Missler
What's Really Going On? U.S. - China Relations by Carol Loeffler
**ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND LINKS**
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Documents
U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China - The Cox Report
Related Sites
China-U.S. Relations - Yahoo! Full Coverage
Statement on the President's Request for Most Favored Nation (MFN) Trade Status for China - Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Kyodo News - News from Japan
News Sources
China's Oil Reserve Build-up Adds to Global Demand - China's plans to build its strategic petroleum reserves to at least 100 million barrels by 2010 could add more pressure to crude prices which have already been at record highs. The world's second-largest oil consumer already has built two underground storage reserves in east China and will put into use two more storage bases soon.
China to Increase Military Spending - China announced Tuesday that it will again sharply increase its military spending this year, budgeting a 17.6 percent rise that is roughly equal to last year's increase.
Chinese Spies Arrested - A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing were charged Monday in separate spy cases for allegedly handing over US military secrets to the Chinese government. The information stolen included every planned US sale of weapons or other military technology to Taiwan for the next five years as well as information on Boeing's defense contracts and space program.
China's Ambitious Plans in Space - China's lunar orbiter blasted off last month, the first step in an ambitious space program which could ultimately see a Chinese space station orbiting the Earth, a Chinese moon colony and a joint China-Russia explorer on Mars.
Chinese Printer to Celebrate 50 Millionth Bible - Next month, a celebration will be held in Nanjing, China, to celebrate the printing of the Amity Printing Company's 50 millionth Bible. Just over 40 years ago, during the Cultural Revolution, the Bible was banned and all copies were confiscated. But today there are more Bibles than any other book in China — it is now unofficially the best-selling book there. China is believed to have one of the fastest growing Christian populations in the world.
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