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Chinas territorial disputes explained

China is embroiled in multiple territorial disputes with its neighbours both over land sea. The country contests ownership of islands in the South China Sea against Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Vietnam. There is also a long-running fued between China and Japan over Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. In the west of the country China and India fought a war over a swathe of disputed Himalayan border in 1962 and even in 2016 the spat continues to provoke fiery exchanges between Asia’s two biggest super-powers. Sep 7, 2016

Donald Trump: My greatest asset is my temperament

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attack his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on 6 September for spending too much time attack him and his temperament, rather than telling voters about he policies. Speaking at a rally in North Carolina, USA, Trump said it was his knowledge of how to win that made his temperament his greatest asset. Trump comes into the final two month leg of the US presidential race looking stronger as polls are showing him in a competitive position, with a Reuters-Ipso poll showing him leading by one point. Other polls show him gaining significant ground on Hillary Clinton after some earlier polls indicated that he was 10 points behind. Sep 7, 2016
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