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China and Europe: links have loosened in the wake of the Cold War

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China's relations with Western and Eastern Europe changed profoundly since the demise of the Cold War ended the need for an ally against the Soviet Union. One sign of change is the increased contact between Europe and Taiwan in defiance of China. A Polish scholar, Jan Rowinski, has documented how the fall of Eastern Europe's communist regimes reduced the annual number of delegations to and from China. He believes this reflects the Chinese leadership's unfavorable assessment of Eastern Europe's political reforms. However, no European country has switched recognition from China to Taiwan.

Europe

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Malaysia charts China course: Kuala Lumpur warms to Beijing as China's policies shift

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China and Malaysia are re-charting their relations in the context of China's changed policies. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad told a forum on Malaysia-china relations that Malaysia should forget the days when China was seen as a threat. China now holds economic promise and potential and Malaysian businesses can benefit from better relations between the two countries. There was a 40% increase in China-Malaysia trade in 1994 with the trade reaching $2.5 billion. Malaysia has also seen an investment of $200 million from 134 Chinese companies.

Malaysia, Malaysian foreign relations

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China is closing language door

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China has recently stopped providing interpretation into English at foreign ministry press briefings. Now, all information is given in Chinese, and journalists who wish to ask a question must do so in Chinese. The change has been made for reasons of national pride, with China feeling that the Chinese language should be accorded the same status as other languages. However, abandoning the use of English actually goes against China's interests, as it reduces communications between China and the rest of the world.

Political aspects, Language policy, Translations and translating, Chinese language

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