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Rule Of Law Hong Kong
889 wordsIn a part of town, there was a carnival atmosphere. In another, a somber rally and march followed by a candlelight vigil. Is clear that one year before China takes control, the people of Hong Kong are divided in their feelings. A period of more than 150 years of British colonial rule ends at midnight on June 30, 1997 when Hong Kong and its 6, 000, 000 people will be handed over to China. Despite a warning that they will not be allowed to enter China, seven elected Hong Kong officials vowed to go...
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The French Presence In North America
1,085 wordsThe French presence in North America was spearheaded by the exploration of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the great river leading inland by Jaques Cartier in the 1530 s. The English immediately contested the French claims on the grounds that they conflicted with prior English claims dating from John Cabot's landings on the east coast of North America in 1497, thus setting off a struggle which was to dominate the history of the region until the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The first French settlements ...
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Trade And Investment Standard Of Living
1,373 wordsIn order to examine economic development of southern pacific islands it would be appropriate to focus on certain islands economies. Most minerals, metallic and nonmetallic, occur in Oceania, but few are found in sufficient quantities for commercial exploitation. The exceptions are gold, which in the early years of organized settlement was a major export; coal, which is still mined to a considerable extent; iron sands, which are exploited both for export and for domestic use; and, most recently, ...
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Rapid Population Growth One Child Policy
1,168 wordsChina s Birth Regulations Are Justified What would you think if someone told you that you weren t allowed to exercise one of your basic human rights? How would you feel if someone told you that you weren t allowed to have another child? Many people would be outraged. China is a country with a severe over population problem. In order to combat the problem, the Chinese government has instituted family planning policies which regulate citizens permission to have multiple children. Before one jumps ...
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Trade And Investment Capita Gdp
949 wordsThe United States and New Zealand established close ties in 1942, when the U. S. provided security for New Zealand during World War II, and have remained close ever since. However, in 1984, the Labour party came into power in New Zealand, with intentions to bar nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered warships from New Zealand ports. Implementation of this anti-nuclear policy was incompatible with U. S. policy and disrupted the alliance under the Australian, New Zealand, and United States (ANZUS) secur...
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