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Analysis: U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war
Rod Nickel and Theopolis Waters | May 21, 2013 | Reuters
The United States is poised to introduce stricter …

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European Parliament Moves to Limit Scope of Eventual U.S. Trade Deal
James Kanter | May 23, 2013 | NY Times
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament passed a …

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Rice Tainted With Cadmium Is Discovered in Southern China
Chris Buckley | May 21, 2013 | NY Times
HONG KONG — Government officials in southern China sought …

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U.S. and Europe Prepare to Settle Chinese Solar Panel Cases
Keith Bradsher | May 20, 2013 | NY Times
HONG KONG — The Obama administration and the …

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Down with subsidies
Clyde Prestowitz | May 16, 2013 | Foreign Policy
Over the past five years, the issue of global currencies and unfair currency manipulation has received much …

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Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth | May 19, 2013 | NY Times

WASHINGTON — Three months after hackers working …

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‘Cadmium Rice’ Is China’s Latest Food Scandal
Didi Kirsten Tatlow |May 20, 2013 | NY Times
BEIJING — “Cadmium rice,” as it’s dubbed, or rice laced with …

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Japan’s Economy Growing at 3.5% Annualized Rate
Hiroko Tabuchi | May 15, 2013 | NY Times
TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew at a robust annualized pace of …

Unlike the naive U.S., Taiwan understands that dealing with China is a security and strategy issue. Not a free market issue. 
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Joshua Eisenman | May 2, …

Sen. Johanns of Nebraska introduced an amendment to the farm bill to eliminate COOL. CPA opposed this anti consumer amendment which multinational meat packers are pushing. We sent the following …