aid

www.lowyinterpreter.org — It's been hard to get any concrete information about China's aid program to Fiji since the military rulers took over in December 2006. [...] But what was more remarkable about the Chinese aid presence in Fiji was its modesty. For all the hype, including promises from the Chinese of a US$150 million soft loan, things have been pretty quiet.

www.time.com — An article in Time Magazine from Monday, June 10th, 1946 tells use how "The Nationalists were winning China's Civil War. Prospects of Government control of all Manchuria [...] were brighter last week than at any time since liberation. Yet the news from China was bad—appallingly bad. China was hurtling into economic disaster and political anarchy.

www.lankaweb.com — Sri Lanka is currently a hotbed of espionage; the place is teeming with US, British, Australian and Israeli spies operating, almost at will, under cover as journalists, aid workers, tourists and people with various business interests.

www.spiegel.de — From Der Spiegel: China is conquering Africa as it becomes the preferred trading partner of the continent's dictators. Beijing is buying up Africa's abundant natural resources and providing it with needed cash and cheaply produced consumer goods in return.