There are 2 reason as to why China doesn't go to the UN on this. First China doesn't want her fate to be decided by a third party and because of the recent past history she firmly believe she should be the one who controls her own destinies. Secondly if she does go to the UN ROC might comes in...
After WWII, the UN awarded Xisha Island to Republic Of China(ROC) and ROC erected a headstone there to mark her sovereignty. I don't know how it ended up in the South Vietnam hand, probably the same sneaky tactic occupation the present VN government used in occupying Spratlys, but it doesn't...
According to the marker stone in the first picture Republic of China took control of Xisha in 1946. So when PRC won the civil war in 1949 Xisha was legitimate turn over to the winning side. This is as clear as a cup of distilled water, why the arguments here?
The dollar will be a strong and stable currency as long as China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and other Far Eastern countries keep their forex reserves in American financial system.
I don't know what are you insinuate about NYC Chinatown. Chinatown, as any ethnic enclaves in New York City, has had its ups and downs for the past 100 years. But today Chinatown is vibrant, clean and safe. It's property values are one of the highest in NYC. There are more tourists travel to...
(sign) That goes to show nothing is perfect in this world. In a way I'm for the new law if it's enacted but then it'll throw away the freedom of speech argument. At the end I still believe a kid under 12 is not mature enough to let his/her opinion be heard in the treacherous world of Internet...
How about the CIA slush funds? That's a part National Security and war efforts.
How about Congressional and Government support of various NGOs to go around the world to 'promote' democracies. These 2 areas alone would account tens of billion dollars. I would say one trillion dollars a year is...
A very smart move by the US Treasury. By giving preferential treatment to China it has a better chance to retain her huge investment portfolio. Japan also has a big US Treasury holding but I think she might need some of them soon considering her huge budget deficits.