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<title><![CDATA[China deploys S300 SAMs in the south ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Security/2008/05/16/china_deploys_s300_sams_in_the_south/4893/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[China’s air force has substantially reinforced its air defense posture in Jiangxi province in the past year. By stationing S300 SAMs in the city of Nanchang, it has greatly expanded the depth of China’s air defense coverage in preparation for confrontation with Taiwan.

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<dc:creator>By Andrei Chang</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080516-234454-4893</storyid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 23:49:52 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China admits Japanese rescue team ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As the death toll from China’s earthquake climbs, Beijing has changed its policy of refusing foreign rescue workers. Japan, the first country whose offer of rescue help was accepted, has dispatched a team of 60 rescue and medical experts to Sichuan province, with 20 more to follow.
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<dc:creator>By HIROSHI YAMAZAKI</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080516-151359-1961</storyid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 22:24:14 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Court vindicates tortured prisoner]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Human_Rights/2008/05/16/court_vindicates_tortured_prisoner/1737/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This week the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka decided that prison officers had violated the rights of a man, Tony Fernando, who was severely tortured while he was in prison custody in 2003. Despite the five-year delay, the judgment and compensation are welcome news in Sri Lanka.
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<dc:creator>By Basil Fernando</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080516-171702-1737</storyid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:15:41 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Myanmar and the politics of aid]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 30,000 people were killed when a destructive cyclone hit Myanmar early this month. But the number of casualties is rising since aid is only slowly reaching the cyclone-ravaged regions. Clean water remains inaccessible. Cholera and other diseases are spreading fast in hundreds of communities. International groups estimate more than 1.5 million people are affected by the disaster. ]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Mong Palatino</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080516-180647-7245</storyid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:15:17 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Buddhism, democracy and dictators ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Both Burma and Thailand have a habit of addressing reality with illusory disdain, as if reality does not matter. When events such as Cyclone Nargis occur, and there is a great deal of suffering, those ruling the country do not view the suffering in humanitarian terms the way the West does. 
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<dc:creator>By Frank G. Anderson</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080516-195744-6426</storyid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:13:54 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beef deal threatens U.S.-South Korea FTA]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Economics/2008/05/16/beef_deal_threatens_us-south_korea_fta/3376/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The fate of a hard-won free trade accord between South Korea and the United States is in jeopardy as a controversial U.S. beef import deal has unexpectedly bolstered reluctance in legislative bodies on both sides.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By LEE JONG-HEON</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080516-171709-3376</storyid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 19:52:18 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lee and Fukuda’s risky dream of friendship]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2008/05/15/lee_and_fukudas_risky_dream_of_friendship/9070/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has said that the historical dispute between South Korea and Japan should not interfere with their future relationship. However, if he thinks he can restore the two countries relationship by simply sweeping the past under the carpet, he may be disappointed.

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<dc:creator>By Lee Jae Young</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080515-223037-9070</storyid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 22:36:09 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian terror cells alive and active]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Security/2008/05/15/indian_terror_cells_alive_and_active/2411/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As a little-known terror outfit claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s serial blasts in the northwest tourist town of Jaipur, this latest security crisis in India has reinforced fears that -- despite tall claims by the government -- terror cells are alive and thriving in its hinterland. ]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Indrajit Basu</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080515-212448-2411</storyid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 21:29:18 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Preventable deaths, global consequences]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Human_Rights/2008/05/15/preventable_deaths_global_consequences/7670/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As predicted, survivors of Cyclone Nargis, which ravaged lower Burma on May 2 and 3, are no longer surviving. People are suffering from illnesses brought on by dirty water, lack of food and exposure to the elements. 

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<dc:creator>By Awzar Thi</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080515-190201-7670</storyid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:55:38 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluating China's rescue efforts ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2008/05/14/evaluating_chinas_rescue_efforts/8034/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A sudden severe earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale hit China’s southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday. Twenty-four hours later, the government still had not sent paratroopers to the rescue. This should have occurred in the first hour after news of the earthquake was received.
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<dc:creator>By Xu Dexuan</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080514-173145-8034</storyid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 21:33:21 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indonesian police need reform]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Human_Rights/2008/05/14/indonesian_police_need_reform/5438/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The National Police of Indonesia has reshuffled 40 officers in a move to “regenerate” the police force. One cannot but feel inquisitive about this, as it is the fourth reshuffle in four months. What the police really need is reform, not reshuffling. 
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<dc:creator>By PHILIP SETUNGA</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080514-114613-5438</storyid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 20:09:23 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lankan election brings no change]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2008/05/14/sri_lankan_election_brings_no_change/9942/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The election in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province on May 10 provided an opportunity for the people to oppose the government’s military policy. There seemed to be a strong possibility of the majority Tamil and Muslim vote going to the opposition. However, the results have shown otherwise. 
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<dc:creator>By JEHAN PERERA</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080514-111540-9942</storyid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 18:46:39 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's shotgun marriage falls apart]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2008/05/14/pakistans_shotgun_marriage_falls_apart/6051/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the efforts of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to ensure a majority for his Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and the Pakistan People’s Party in last February’s general election, it failed. Now Nawaz Sharif has pulled out of the coalition government. Pakistan is headed for exciting days.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By M.D. Nalapat</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080514-172053-6051</storyid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 18:18:23 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Politics of healing in cross-strait ties]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2008/05/12/politics_of_healing_in_cross-strait_ties/9233/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Ma Ying-jeou’s honeymoon with the Chinese government may be over already, some critics say, even before he takes up his post as Taiwan’s leader on May 20, due to his appointment of pan-green supporter Lai Shin-yuan. This analysis may not be correct, however.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By WU JIAXIANG</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080512-222917-9233</storyid>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 23:41:45 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seoul in dilemma over food aid to North ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2008/05/13/seoul_in_dilemma_over_food_aid_to_north/4723/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[South Korea is in a dilemma over how to deal with a looming humanitarian plight in North Korea stemming from a serious food shortage. President Lee Myung-bak has vowed not to give any food aid without an official request from Pyongyang, but is under pressure to change that stance.
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<dc:creator>By Lee Jong-Heon</dc:creator>
<storyid>20080513-224516-4723</storyid>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 22:47:23 +0800</pubDate>
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