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20 years in the WTO: How China changed world trade

Italian grapefruit being photographed during an event held in Italian Embassy in Beijing that formally introduces the fruit into the Chinese market on April 2, 2019. /CFP Enter a Chinese super

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China joined the WTO 20 years on: From the man who negotiated it

Long Yongtu speaking during a forum held by China Center for Globalization on May 14, 2021. /CCG On December 11, 2001, China officially joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and became its

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How Okinawa became a 'military resort'

MV-22 tilt-rotor Ospreys are seen at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in March 2018. /Reuters At the school entrance ceremonies on April 7, students a

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10 years of war: How did Syria get here

Soldiers walk past damaged buildings in the Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus, Syria, May 22, 2018. /Reuters Ten years after Syria's brutal civil war began, most of the fighting has now sub

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Yes, savings for the rich never 'trickled down' to anywhere

For decades, conservative politicians in the West have pushed for cutting taxes for the wealthy. While the idea of reducing taxes to boost the economy has existed for at least a century, it didn't

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A pandemic stops the world, but not its wars

A security man wearing a protective mask walks on a street during a 24-hour curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen May 6, 2020. /Reuters phot

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Locust outreak or a sign of the times?

Swarms of desert locusts fly up into the air from crops in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya Friday, January 24, 2020. /AP photo Locust swarms have overtaken the skies above Kenya's countr