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  President of the Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4.1 Presidents of the Republic of China, 1912-1928
The president is currently selected by a plurality voting direct election of the areas administered by the Republic of China for a term of four years.
The diplomatic protocol regarding the President of the ROC is rather complex because of the anomalous political status of Taiwan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China   (1235 words)

  
 China
China is extremely cautious and responsible in the management of its nuclear weapons, and has established strict rules and regulations and taken effective measures to ensure the safety and security of its nuclear weapons.
China maintains that the exploration and utilization of outer space should be for the sole purpose of promoting the economic, scientific and cultural development of all countries, and benefiting all mankind.
China believes that the most direct and effective way to achieve this purpose in the new century is to negotiate and bring into being a new international legal instrument, in addition to continued strict compliance with the existing ones.
www.nti.org /db/china/engdocs/wpnd2000.htm   (13805 words)

  
 List of fictional United States Presidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since the office of President of the United States is somewhat hallowed, fiction writers often choose to 'invent' a president in their stories to prevent a real one from being possibly insulted, to avoid having their stories become 'dated' over time, for dramatic license, or to provide literary flexibility.
President Lyman was unpopular and controversial due to Republican opposition to controversial arms control treaty with the Soviet Union.
President MacNeil has a rather inexplicable cameo appearance in the first episode of Lost In Space, which was set in the then-future year of 1997, despite the fact that there was no way he could still have been elligiable for office at that time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_fictional_U.S._Presidents   (8675 words)

  
 List of premiers of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With the re-unification of China under the Qin Emperor in 221 BC, the power on the premiers' hands was reduced because of the Emperors' intentions of setting up an absolute monarchy.
Premiers are appointed by Presidents, but some premiers were even more powerful than the presidents, during the early age of the Republic of China.
According to the Provisional Constitution of Republic of China, which passed in 1912, the leader of the majority party or the majority coalition should be appointed premier by the president.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Premiers_of_China   (1325 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
The climates of China are similar, in their range and distribution, to those of the continental U.S.; temperate climates prevail, with desert and semiarid regions in the W interior and a small area of tropical climate in the extreme SE.
China’s most important timber reserves are found in the mountains of N Manchuria, where extensive tracts of a larch-dominated coniferous forest remain.
China’s major environmental problems in the mid-1990s included acid rain, chiefly from the burning of coal as fuel; water pollution from untreated sewage and industrial wastes; misuse of agricultural chemicals; and loss of arable land because of soil erosion and population pressures.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/china.html   (6553 words)

  
 China & Russia, Putin - Johnson's Russia List 6-3-03
Putin says relations with China are at “their highest level ever” as he tries to narrow the rift with Washington.
Like Russia, China opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq and, after his meeting with Putin in Moscow, the Chinese leader joined Russia in stressing that the United Nations should be given a central role in the postwar reconstruction of Iraq.
The presidents described the deal, which is valued at $150 billion, as a cornerstone for future joint energy projects.
www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/7206-17.cfm   (1257 words)

  
 China: The Olympic countdown - three years of human rights reform? - Amnesty International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The revision of China’s constitution in March 2004 to include the clause "the state respects and safeguards human rights" suggests an intent on the part of Chinese authorities to take seriously the task of improving human rights in China.
Pending the final abolition of the death penalty, Supreme Court final review of all death sentences should be re-introduced, the range and types of crimes punishable by the death penalty should be reduced, including elimination of the death sentence for non-violent crimes, and national statistics on death sentences and executions should be made public.
This right is recognized in Article 35 of China’s constitution which states that citizens of the People’s Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration.
web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGASA170212005   (2203 words)

  
 Human Rights, Russia & China - Johnson's Russia List 12-5-02
BEIJING, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The joint declaration signed by the presidents of China and Russia this week in the Chinese capital points to a shared commitment to a policy in which development of human rights remains a distant second to the demands of maintaining territorial integrity.
Now that China has signed off on a nominal FBI presence in the Chinese capital and provided the United States with tacit support in the United Nations on Iraq, one cannot help but wonder what such bargains cost America in political horse-trading.
But U.S. inclusion of China's ETIM (East Turkistan Independence Movement) as a terrorist group with ties to al Qaida remains dubious despite a handful of Uighurs captured in bordering Afghanistan and their continued incarceration in Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/6587-2.cfm   (849 words)

  
 Female Presidents
Acting President of the Congress and acting Deputy Head of State 1978-79.She was President of Partido Revolucionario de los Izquierda Nazional Gueiler 1979-94, Exile in France 1980-82, Ambassador in Embassy to West Germany 1982-83, and to Venezuela 1983-86 and since 1993 She was deposed by the 129
In 1973-84 Deputy President of Assembléia Nacional Popular, 1975-80 President of the Parliament of Cap Verde (which was in union with Guinea Bissau at the time) 1981-83 Minister of Health and Social Affairs 1984-89 President of Assembléia Nacional Popular, 1989-94 Member the Council of State and 1990-91 Minister of State (Deputy Premier) for Social Affairs.
During the Civil War the President was killed and as the highest ranking remaining official, she became Acting President (27.10.93-5.2.94).
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Presidents.htm   (2572 words)

  
 Timel Line: Guide to all the Presidents | Scholastic.com
Madison presided over the War of 1812 with Britain, during which the White House was burned.
Van Buren's Presidency was marred by an economic depression that led to bank failures and food riots.
He presided over the Mexican War, which added Texas, California, and other territory to the U.S. Famous Fact: Polk is the only President to have served as Speaker of the House.
content.scholastic.com /browse/article.jsp?id=4678   (1849 words)

  
 WWW Virtual Library Labour History: Geographical
China Historical Geographic Information System CHGIS GIS is a system for digitizing, saving, searching, analyzing and representing geographic information.
Working papers, a discussion list aiming to be a channel for exchanging information and discussing recent developments in the field of Latin American labour studies through e-mail.
Geheugen van Nederland 'The Memory of the Netherlands' is a project of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the National Library of the Netherlands.
www.iisg.nl /~w3vl/vl-geo.html   (9480 words)

  
 Foreign Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region: A List of Sources
The Effects and Consequences of an Emerging China, March 19, 2003 Randall G. Schriver, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Testimony before the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC.
President Vladimir Putin's State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly, July 8, 2000.
SCO: President Jiang Zemin Met with Presidents of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan 07/06/2002
www.shaps.hawaii.edu /fp/index.html   (3831 words)

  
 Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - A Great Wall: Six Presidents & China, an Investigative History
Of course there is a great deal of insightful literature on China, but I was looking for a "biography" of the relationship itself, something that could help me understand the motivations of Mao and Nixon to rewrite the script of the Cold War, and then everything since.
At the banquet, Zhou went table to table toasting the President's staff and when he came back to the Woods, those who knew how upset she was just held their breath.
It was a betrayal of the Republic of China.
www.bordersstores.com /search/search.jsp?srchTerms=1891620371&mediaType=1&srchType=ISBN   (930 words)

  
 U.S.-China Relations: Immediate Crisis Resolved, but Many Challenges Ahead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This may placate China, but the otherwise very robust package of other weapons and military assistance from the United States to Taiwan will not be welcomed by Beijing.
The last time Lee did this, when he was Taiwan's President in May 1995, China protested with military exercises and missile tests around the island.
Also, members of the U.S. Congress have expressed their opposition to China's bid to host the 2008 Olympics (a decision by the International Olympic Committee is expected in July).
www.brookings.edu /views/op-ed/gill/20010418.htm   (899 words)

  
 Embassy of People's Repulic of China in the United States of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met with United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Kualalump on July 28, saying that China and the United States should strengthen dialogue and cooperation.
An article, recently published on the website of China Tibet Information Center, condemns Dalai Lama's attempts to refute the current politic...
In an effort to bring rampant pollution under control, China on July 28 re-interpreted laws to make it easier to convict polluters and offici...
www.china-embassy.org /eng   (332 words)

  
 The Richest U.S. Presidents - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
But Pessen estimated that at least half the presidents were in the top 3% of society in terms of their family's wealth and class origins.
Although it is difficult to compare wealth across historical periods, these ten presidents (listed in order of service) were considered rich by the standards of their day.
He married the wealthy Mary Todd and, by the time he became president, was among the wealthiest lawyers in Illinois, representing railroads and other corporations.
www.forbes.com /2003/02/14/cx_da_0214pres.html   (641 words)

  
 BBC News | AMERICAS | Argentine presidents on wanted list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Spanish judge seeking the extradition of the former Chilean leader, General Augusto Pinochet, has activated international arrest warrants against 48 former military officials in Argentina.
They are on a list of about 100 Argentines charged with genocide, torture and terrorism by the judge, Baltasar Garzon, last month.
Mr Garzon has been investigating the fate of Spanish citizens who died or disappeared during military rule in Argentina between 1976 and 1983.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/583146.stm   (313 words)

  
 ConservativeAction.org Resources : Article II of the U.S. Constitution gave Presidents vaguely defined "executive ...
ConservativeAction.org Resources : Article II of the U.S. Constitution gave Presidents vaguely defined "executive power" to facilitate the functions of the federal government.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution gave Presidents vaguely defined "executive power" to facilitate the functions of the federal government.
President Clinton issued over 80 secret "Presidential Decision Directives" (PDDs) that are not published in the Federal Register (some are not even numbered), but they hold the same effect as "Executive Orders" and often pose more danger to the U.S. constitution.
www.conservativeaction.org /resources.php3?nameid=worsteo   (1242 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Great Wall: Six Presidents and China : An Investigative History: Books: Patrick Tyler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Also, in contrast to foreign correspondents Nicholas Kristof and Sherye Wudunn (China Wakes, LJ 7/94), Tyler's is a study in mere trivialities (for example, he presents as fact Mao's supposed sexual attraction to President Ford's blonde-haired, 16-year-old daughter, Susan).
I recommend this work to those with a casual interest in China and to those who are just beginning their quest for knowledge about the Sino-U.S. relationship.
Tyler's choice in emphasizing personalities as the chief determinant of U.S. policy toward China, relayed to the reader in a "fly on the wall" manner, seriously detracts from Tyler's overall scholarship and ability to tell an informative and convincing story.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1891620371?v=glance   (1955 words)

  
 China List : Chinese To English
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china-list.com /chinesetoenglish/index.php   (676 words)

  
 NARA - ALIC - Presidents
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the U.S. Lists the presidents in chronological order, and a link tells the story of the presidents who were not inaugurated.
Former President Gerald Ford gave the keynote address on presidential disability to a Wake Forest symposium in 1995 where the Working Group on Presidential Disability convened.
Organized in 1908 as the Lincoln Centennial Association, this organization is dedicated to furthering the study and research of this President.
www.archives.gov /research/alic/reference/presidents.html   (3145 words)

  
 Presidents - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Presidents - List of Items - MSN Encarta
President of the United States (office of the presidency)
, born in 1937, authoritarian president of Iraq (1979-2003), who led Iraq into two devastating wars.
encarta.msn.com /refedlist_210005855_4.25/Israel.html   (33 words)

  
 Amazon.com: X-Presidents: Books: Robert Smigel,Adam Mckay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The humor is subtle enough for adults and others to grasp it, and the undeniably cheesy and fun sketches will keep you rolling on the floor with laughter and guffaws.
Out of all the things Saturday Night Live has transformed into a skit post Wayne's World, the X Presidents is surely most deserving of this tribute, as well as an entire movie of their very own.
You don't have to be a political freak or even like the particular presidents featured to know that sometimes something this silly is needed.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679783628?v=glance   (1222 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Home
On July 24th, china issued policies of regulating the foreign investment in real estate.
French President Jacques Chirac met in Paris on Thursday with visiting Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong.
China detects 290 persons with HIV among entry-exit personnel in first half year
english.people.com.cn   (531 words)

  
 Free online elementary social studies interactive learning games and activities
President list can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically.
This list of Presidents shows what politcal party each President belonged to.
List can be sorted alphabetically by President name or politcal party.
www.apples4theteacher.com /socialstud.html   (1083 words)

  
 American Presidents: Life Portraits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
To purchase a two-volume compilation of American Presidents biographical vignettes or any videotape from the series - visit the
Use the clip list below to search for short, relevant segments from the featured American Presidents: Life Portraits program.
Introduction of Alonzo Hamby biographer of Truman; how Truman became president; preparedness for presidency; knowledge of Atomic bomb; state of World War II when Truman entered office
www.americanpresidents.org /classroom/truman_clip.asp   (964 words)

  
 Ethics Newsline from the Institute for Global Ethics
Leaders from Sierra Leone, Iran, and Yugoslavia head this year's list of the "ten worst enemies of the press," issued last week by the New York-based media-rights watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Sierra Leone's Foday Sankoh topped this year's list for heading a political group that allegedly slaughtered independent journalists and their families over the past eight years.
This year's list includes the presidents of China (named for the fourth time), Tunisia (third time), Kazakhstan, Cuba (sixth time), Angola, Peru, and the prime minister of Malaysia.
www.globalethics.org /newsline/members/issue.tmpl?articleid=05070015565035   (396 words)

  
 AIB - 2006 Annual Meeting in Beijing, China
Final list of 1055 Registered Participants that attended the conference.
List of Winners for the Various Awards presented during the 2006 Annual Conference.
A gallery with photos taken during the 2006 conference is available atthe Conference Photo Gallery
aib.msu.edu /events/2006   (172 words)

  
 LDSMissions.Net: Complete & current list of LDS missionary sites. Find your mission, now!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
While many of you are looking only for a mission, feel free to wander about the site.
Above are some links to what has been established so far.
You will find a complete mission listing to the right, or click on the "Detailed Mission Listing" button for more information on a mission, or to update a mission's information (only if you are the maintainer, of course).
www.ldsmissions.net   (214 words)

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