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| | ipedia.com: United Nations Article |
 | | The United States Senate, by a vote of 89 to 2, gave its consent to the ratification of the UN Charter on July 28, 1945. | | | In December 1945, the Senate and the House of Representatives, by unanimous votes, requested that the UN make its headquarters in the United States. | | | Under special agreement with the United States, certain diplomatic privileges and immunities have been granted, but generally the laws of New York City, New York State, and the United States apply. |
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| | The Avalon Project : UN General Assembly Resolution 181 |
| | The period between the adoption by the General Assembly of its recommendation on the question of Palestine and the establishment of the independence of the Arab and Jewish States shall be a transitional period. | | | During the period between the adoption of the recommendations on the question of Palestine by the General Assembly and the termination of the Mandate, the mandatory Power in Palestine shall maintain full responsibility for administration in areas from which it has not withdrawn its armed forces. | | | On its arrival in Palestine the Commission shall proceed to carry out measures for the establishment of the frontiers of the Arab and Jewish States and the City of Jerusalem in accordance with the general lines of the recommendations of the General Assembly on the partition of Palestine. |
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| | UN General Assembly |
| | The UN general assembly in New York on Monday elected five nonpermanent states in the UN security council which are Qatar, Congo (Brazavil), Ghana, Peru and Slovakia. | | | Five states were elected as new non-permanent members of the Security Council by the General Assembly, Jan Eliasson, president of the UN General Assembly, announced Monday. | | | UN General Assembly elects five non-permanent member of the Security Council |
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| | UN News: 58th UN General Assembly |
| | The Assembly may hold special sessions at the request of the Security Council, of a majority of member states or of one member if the majority of members agree. | | | In June, St Lucia’s Minister of External Affairs Julian R. Hunte of St. Lucia was elected the president of the UN General Assembly's 58th session. | | | While decisions of the Assembly have no legal force for governments, they carry the weight of world opinion and the moral authority of the world community. |
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| | Canada and the International Criminal Court |
| | The UN General Assembly reaffirms and encourages the ongoing work of the Preparatory Committee, schedules further meetings, and sets the summer of 1998 as the date for a Diplomatic Conference to discuss a draft Statute for an International Criminal Court. | | | The Committee on the Progressive Development of International Law and its Codification, formed at the General Assembly's first session, is asked to work on this project as "a matter of primary importance." The Committee is the precursor of the International Law Commission (ILC). | | | The UN General Assembly affirms the Principles of International Law recognized by the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal. |
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| | Uniting For Peace UN General Assembly Provides Crucial Opportunity for Global Peace Movement |
| | This procedure was adopted by the Security Council so that the UN can act even if the Security Council is stalemated by vetoes. | | | Greenpeace has released the text of a communication from the United States to UN representatives around the world leaked by an "incensed" UN delegate. | | | Information on Uniting for Peace based on "A U.N. Alternative to War: 'Uniting for Peace" by Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights http://www.ccr-ny.org/ and Jules Lobel, University of Pittsburgh Law School. |
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| | Charter of the United Nations |
| | There are established as the principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice, and a Secretariat. | | | All Members of the United Nations are ipso facto parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice. | | | Special sessions shall be convoked by the Secretary-General at the request of the Security Council or of a majority of the Members of the United Nations. |
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| | UN General Assembly condemns US embargo against Cuba for eighth year |
| | UN General Assembly condemns US embargo against Cuba for eighth year | | | UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (AFP) — For the eighth consecutive year, the UN General Assembly voted by an overwhelming majority on Tuesday to demand an end to the US economic embargo against communist-ruled Cuba. | | | Title: UN General Assembly condemns US embargo against Cuba for eighth year |
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| | Nauru (Ambassador Vinci N. Clodumar, Permanent Representative to the UN), September 20: “Despite the establishment of several initiatives by the UN in its effort to progress and expedite the question of disarmament, it is sad to note that progress is at a snail’s pace due mainly to resistance by most nuclear-weapons states to disarm. | | | As a follow-up to its declaration the Parliament of Mongolia adopted last February a law on Mongolia’s nuclear-weapon-free status thus institutionalizing it at the national level. | | | Sweden (Foreign Minister Anna Lindh), September 14: “To promote disarmament and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass-destruction remains a major challenge for the UN and its member states. |
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| | UN Economic and Social Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | ECOSOC has 54 members, 18 of whom are elected each year by the General Assembly for a three-year term. | | | The president is elected for a one-year term and chosen amongst the small or middle powers represented on ECOSOC. | | | Even though all UN members are eligible for election, members representing "First World" countries have been consistently favored over the years. |
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| | UN General Assembly |
| | The UN General Assembly adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). | | | One hundred twenty member-states vote in favor of the Statute with 21 abstaining and only seven voting against. | | | In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Bush states, “We must speak the truth about terror. |
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| | Un General Assembly Resolution 194 |
| | East diplomatic Quartet of the United States, the UN, Russia and... | | | the UN and the collective will of the vast majority of its member states. | | | Gaza was hailed today in the United Nations General Assembly by a... |
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| | Encyclopedia: UN General Assembly Resolution 3236 |
| | United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236, adopted by the 29th Session of the General Assembly on November 22, 1974 recognizes the Palestinian peoples' right to self determination, officializes United Nations contact with the Palestine Liberation Organization and added the "Question of Palestine" to the U.N. Agenda. | | | Requests the Secretary-General to establish contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization on all matters concerning the question of Palestine; | | | Text of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236 (November 22, 1974) from us-israel.org (http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/UN/unga3236.html) |
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| | Greek News - Papadopoulos and Papandreou at the UN General Assembly |
| | Friday September 26, President Papadopoulos will attend a reception given to his honor by the Cyprus Federation of America and PSEKA, at the Terrace on the Park. | | | Foreign Minister Iacovou will also have a series of meeting during his stay in New York. | | | The Foreign Minister George Iacovou, along with ambassador Tasos Tzionis, will accompany President Papadopoulos. |
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| | Remarts to UN General Assembly |
| | Historically, the United States has been, and today it remains, the largest contributor to the United Nations. | | | Well, we will act if we have to alone. | | | Last year I pledged that the United States would continue to contribute substantially to the U.N.'s finances. |
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| | Dáil Éireann - Volume 493 - 25 June, 1998 - Written Answers. - UN General Assembly. |
| | Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly special session on drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. | | | Other speakers in the general debate included Presidents Clinton, Chirac, Deputy Prime Minister Prescott and Commission Vice President Marin. | | | O'Donoghue): I headed the Irish delegation to the UN General Assembly Special Sessions on Drugs (UNGASS) which took place from 8 to 10 June last. |
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| | Invoking secondary UN General Assembly authority in the Palestine/Israel conflict (by Anisa Abd el Fattah) - Media ... |
| | The only questions left to be answered in this respect, is why there is no one willing to take advantage of the window, and what must be done to compel Israel to abide by binding UN resolutions, and international laws and treaties relevant to the occupation of Palestine. | | | Yet, in respect to its performance for settlement of the dispute about Palestine, it is evident! | | | If the UN Security Council refuses to act on behalf of the Palestinian people, this according to the UN Charter constitutes a failure, and the General Assembly, in such an instance might be allowed to take up the issue. |
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| | UN General Assembly Resolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Resolution 47/181: The partition of the British Mandate of Palestine. | | | A United Nations General Assembly Resolution is voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the General Assembly and requires a simple majority (50% of all votes plus one) to pass (with the exception of 'important questions which require two-thirds majority'). | | | Resolution 3379: Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination; revoked by Resolution 4686. |
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| | The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, approved 226 to | | | The Chilean newspaper La Tercera reports that their embassy in Washington received | | | Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri called on the UN Security |
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| | Online edition of Daily News - News |
| | The 58th Conference of the United Nations General Assembly where the leaders of 191 countries are participating commenced in New York last morning, September 23 (8.30 p.m. | | | The inaugural session was chaired by UN General Secretary Kofi Annan while US President George Bush delivered the keynote address. | | | The Heads of States of Brazil, Peru and France addressed the General Assembly before President Bush. |
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 |
| | United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on November 10, 1975 by a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), equated Zionism with racism. | | | The following day the UN secretary-general and the president of the General Assembly gave a public dinner in his honor. | | | He received a standing ovation before he began his speech, another standing ovation when he sat down and it was frequently interrupted by applauds. |
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| | UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | However, according to international law regarding the succession of governments, there can be only one legitimate government of a state at any given time. | | | This page was last modified 01:52, 28 September 2005. | | | This means that Resolution 2758, by recognizing PRC as the sole legitimate government of China in the UN, at the same time discontinued recognition of ROC as the sole legitimate government of China in the UN. |
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| | Special Session on Children - UNICEF |
| | Building a World Fit for Children reports on the landmark United Nations Special Session on Children, held at UN headquarters in May 2002. | | | UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in his opening statement to the General Assembly, addressed the children of the world. | | | About 70 Heads of State and/or Government, prime ministers or their deputies, together with many high-ranking government delegations came to New York to take part in the Session. |
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| | UN General Assembly approves resolution on New Global Human Order |
| | The resolution, introduced by Guyana on November 14, was co-sponsored by 44 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, a release from the Embassy of Guyana, Washington DC said. | | | And it was first presented by Guyana's Ambassador Odeen Ishmael in an address to the General Assembly on November 4. | | | As a result, the General Assembly in that year will include on its agenda the item on "the role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order," the release stated. |
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| | New Dynamism to Characterize 58th UN General Assembly |
| | The call came from the President of the 58th Session of the UN General Assembly – St. Lucia’s Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation, His Excellency Senator Honourable Julian Robert Hunte. | | | However he noted that the UN as a body needed to remain consistent in its respect for the Charter and for international law. | | | This he said would demonstrate that the current assembly had not only the capacity but the political will to constructively address and resolve the complex problems of the world. |
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| | UN General Assembly Calls For Halt To Violence |
| | The resolution was adopted by a recorded vote of 161 in favor to 3 against (the United States, Israel, and the Marshall Islands) with one abstention. | | | Earlier on 19 December, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution underlining the right of the Palestinian People to self-determination, which includes their right to an independent state. | | | The United Nations General Assembly met on 20 December to consider illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. |
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| | CNN.com - Jordan to mount anti-barrier case - Feb. 23, 2004 |
| | The hearings, expected to last three days, follow requests from Palestinian leaders and the U.N. General Assembly that the world court consider the bitterly disputed matter and provide an opinion. | | | The international court, created in 1946, is the main legal body of the United Nations and is usually called upon to settle disputes between states. | | | U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said the barrier is counterproductive to the road map, which calls for steps by Israel and the Palestinians to end the Mideast conflict and establish an independent Palestinian state by 2005. |
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| | 1947 UN Partition Plan : UN General Assembly Resolution 181 |
| | On 29 November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN World Headquarters in New York, approved a plan to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict over the British Mandate of Palestine. | | | 1947 November 29, New York, USA, UN World Headquarters | | | It uses material from the wikipedia article 1947 UN Partition Plan : UN General Assembly Resolution 181. |
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| | Freedom Alliance - The Price of Libery is Eternal Vigilance |
| | The U.S. Department of State, in a congressional mandated report titled “Voting Practices in the United Nations, 2002,” stated that 187 UN General Assembly members, out of 90 votes cast, voted against U.S. positions by a 69 percent to 31 percent margin on issues such as terrorism, arms control, human rights and the Middle East. | | | Freedom House, a political and human rights watchdog founded by Eleanor Roosevelt, reported in 2002 that UN membership included: 102 governments that are not fully free and democratic and 47 of the world’s most notorious dictatorships and human rights abusers. | | | The bottom line is that the United States has more enemies than friends in the world body. |
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| | 58th Session of the UN General Assembly Enters Round Two |
| | Having held the post of St. Lucia’s Ambassador to the UN, Mr. | | | The new president will also allow a change in the roster in terms of rotating the chair to allow vice presidents to serve whilst he attends to other bilateral matters. | | | Hunte remains confident that current Presidency will deliver not only in terms of managing the affairs of the General Assembly but also in dealing with the resolutions tabled by various committees. |
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| | EU@UN - General Assembly |
| | EU Presidency Statement - Appointment of UN Special Envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea (4/2/2004) | | | EU Presidency Statement - Embargo imposed by US against Cuba (4/11/2003) | | | EU Presidency Statement - Plenary of the General Assembly on the Secretary General's report as a whole (6/4/2005) |
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| | United Nations General Assembly 60th Session |
| | On 10 October General Assembly elected 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council >>Click here! | | | Site developed and designed by the UN Web Services Section of the Department of Public Information, © United Nations 2005 |
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| | Guardian Unlimited Special reports UN Secretary General's speech |
| | The Security Council has just requested that I appoint an international commission to investigate reports of human rights violations in Darfur and determine whether acts of genocide have been committed. | | | Excellencies, Each generation has its part to play in the age-long struggle to strengthen the rule of law for all - which alone can guarantee freedom for all. | | | As I warned this Assembly five years ago, history will judge us very harshly if we let ourselves be deflected in this task, or think we are excused from it, by invocations of national sovereignty. |
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| | UN urged to hold a General Assembly meeting on Iraq |
| | "The recommendation was supported by the US and Russia, despite the fact that two of the aggressor states were permanent members of the UN Security Council and could use the veto. | | | Accordingly, the General Assembly assumed the responsibility of the then UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to create a peace-keeping force for the first time to bring an end to the war. | | | Professor of international law at Cairo University, Dr Ayesha Rateb thinks that a majority in the UN General Assembly could press for a meeting since the Security Council failed to settle the Iraq issue. |
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| | United Nations |
| | This declaration was recommended by the UNISPACE-III conference held in Vienna, Austria earlier that year. | | | The United Nations General Assembly in 1999 declared October 4-10 annually as World Space Week. | | | Representing the UN on the Board of Directors of Spaceweek International Association |
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| | Secretary Takesy Addressed 51st UN General Assembly |
| | The Secretary departed for Washington, D.C. following his address of the UNGA. | | | In his intervention, the Secretary joined other speakers in congratulating the new President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. | | | In his address, Secretary Takesy highlighted certain substantive issues in which the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has been active in at the global level because of their relevance to the sustainable development of small island developing states. |
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| | Resolution A/53/243B |
| | Further support to the activities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the fulfilment of her or his mandate as established in General Assembly resolution 48/141 of 20 December 1993, as well as the responsibilities set by subsequent resolutions and decisions. | | | Encourage training in techniques for the understanding, prevention and resolution of conflict for the concerned staff of the United Nations, relevant regional organizations and Member States, upon request, where appropriate. | | | Promote general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control, taking into account the priorities established by the United Nations in the field of disarmament; |
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| | The United Nations at 60 - US Department of State |
| | Security Council urges nations to help bring perpetrators to justice | | | The recent 2005 U.N. World Summit agreement was an important first step in what will be a long process of U.N. reform, U.S. Ambassador John R. Bolton says. | | | Condemning the recent terrorist bombings in Bali, Indonesia, the U.N. Security Council October 4 stressed the need to bring the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of the brutal attacks to justice. |
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| | UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 -1975 "Zionism Is Racism" |
| | The United States, rises to declare before the General Assembly of the United Nations and before the world that it does not acknowledge, it will not abide by, it will never acquiesce in this infamous act. | | | DETERMINES that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination. | | | UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 -1975 "Zionism Is Racism" |
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| | United Nations Human Rights Website |
| | Also in 1946, the General Assembly affirmed that genocide was a crime against international law and began the normative process which culminated in 1948 with the adoption of a convention against this crime. | | | In this regard, the impact of a General Assembly recommendation may be particularly strong in the case of a text adopted unanimously, by consensus or without dissenting vote. | | | Nevertheless, in order to appreciate the degree of authority of Assembly resolutions, one must keep in mind the general obligation of Member States, under articles 55 and 56 of the Charter, to act "in cooperation" with the United Nations. |
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| | UN General Assembly: September 2004 |
| | While in New York, Secretary Powell conducted a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with his counterparts. |
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| | UN General Assembly Resolution 997: Withdrawal from Suez - 1956 - with Map |
| | Resolution 997 was passed by the General Assembly on November 2, 1956, calling on "all parties" to withdraw to the armistice lines. | | | According Security Council Resolution 119 was passed that called for convening the General assembly. | | | The US, and the USSR were furious at Israel, Britain and France, but attempts to pass a Security Council resolution were stymied by the British and French veto power. |
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| | send a message to the UN General Assembly |
| | The United Nations General Assembly must seize this moment to condemn the U.S. missile attack and bombardment of Iraq, to prohibit any further attacks, to compel compensation for deaths, injuries and damages inflicted, to end the genocidal economic sanctions against Iraq and to prohibit any future use of such sanctions. | | | Each nation has a duty in law and to common decency to aid Iraq with food, medicines and the means to rebuild its cities and society by condemning and ignoring the sanctions and aiding its victims. | | | This letter can be the basis of an important international campaign urging a resolution in the UN General Assembly. |
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| | UN General Assembly Voting Data |
| | Kim, Soo Yeon; Russett, Bruce, "The new politics of voting alignments in the United Nations General Assembly." International Organization. | | | Schopen, Lynn; Newcombe, Hanna; Young, Chris; Wert, James, Nations on Record: United Nations General Assembly Roll-Call Votes (1946-1973). | | | Various UN Resources including the Official Records to the Proceedings of the United Nations General Assembly, UNBISNET: http://unbisnet.un.org/, and UN documentation on-line: |
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| | - UN General Assembly initiatives |
| | The Secretary General has periodically compiled reports containing information provided by Member States on measures to curb the illicit transfer and use of conventional arms. | | | During the 1990s UN General Assembly efforts were increasingly channelled into the discussion of one sub-set of conventional arms, namely efforts to control small arms and light weapons. | | | In May 1996 the Disarmament Commission agreed on Guidelines for International Arms Transfers in the Context of General Assembly Resolution 46/36 H of 6 December 1991. |
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| | Global Road Safety |
| | The Oman mission (right) took a leadership role in bringing the issue of road safety to the United Nations General Assembly. | | | Sarbib’s speech, the General Assembly resolution 58/289 was unanimously adopted. | | | Lee recounted this story on April 14, 2004, when for the first time in the history of the United Nations, the General Assembly held a plenary session dedicated to global road safety. |
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| | Un General Assembly Resolution 2758 |
| | Resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly, or challenging the one-China principle universally acknowledged by the international community will absolutely not... | | | to promote a "dual representation" policy that would give Taiwan a seat in the General Assembly, a majority of UN members approved resolution 2758 in October... | | | Any actions breaching the tenet of the UN Charter and the Resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly, or challenging the one-China principle universally... |
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