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The Issue of East Timor 

The Portuguese arrived in the island of Timor in the beginning of the sixteenth century and they settled in the eastern part of the island. They were followed by the Germans who occupied the western part of Timor. During the Second World War, Australia sent her troops into East Timor and established in there a buffer zone; afterwards, it was occupied by the Japanese. In 1945, the Indonesian Republic was founded within the borders bequeathed from the German colonial powers and at the time Indonesia did not consider East Timor to be part of her territories.

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President Clinton’s visit to China

The U.S president ended his nine-day visit to China for which he prepared with great care.  In order to perceive the objective of this visit, it is imperative to perceive the reality of China, her relationship with America and the circumstances surrounding it.

China has never been a superpower, nor has she ever been a great nation. Not even after the arrival of the Communist Party to power and the election of Mao Tse-tung as Chairman of the People’s Republic of China, his undertaking of the war of liberation, and then his election as President of the Central Government’s Council of the Republic of China in 1949.