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sans-serif"><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#000000"><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Asian_Economy/ED02Dk01.html"><strong>SARS fever hits economies</strong></a> <br>Of the two current events damaging Asian economies - war in Iraq and the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome - the latter appears to be the more dangerous threat. Stock markets are already reeling, and millions of jobs are on the line as a mixture of fear, ignorance and government self-denial frustrates efforts to keep the SARS infection threat in its proper context. <b>- Alan Boyd <font color="#999999" size="1">(Apr 1, '03)</font></b><br><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/ED02Ag02.html"><strong>Russia eyes new oil markets in Asia-Pacific</strong></a><br>In a bid to develop new markets for its crude oil and become an alternative to the volatile Middle East, Moscow has proposed two major pipelines to serve, in particular, China and Japan. Torn between difficult choices, though, it has been forced to compromise. - <b>Sergei Blagov <font color="#999999" size="1">(Apr 1, '03)</font></b></font></font><br><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ED02Ad01.html "><strong><br>Tough road ahead for China's foreign minister</strong></a><br><img align="left" border="0" hspace="3" src="/web/20030401224441im_/http://www.atimes.com/atimes//China/images/lizzy.gif" vspace="3">Li Zhaoxing, a veteran "America hand" who is China's new foreign minister, has his work cut out for him. His primary job will be to maintain the positive momentum in Sino-US relations that has developed since September 11, 2001. But disagreements over such issues as Iraq and North Korea are poised to test Li's resolve. <font size="1"> <font color="#999999">(Apr 1, '03)</font><br></font></font><br><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/ED02Ak02.html "><strong>Sun Tzu: The real father of 'shock and awe'</strong></a><br>As the phrase "shock and awe" becomes part of the media's lexicon, the roots of the military strategy are found in a book by a 5th century BC Chinese military philosopher, Sun Tzu. Sun's work on war has punctuated the debate under way since it emerged that Washington's initial battle plans have not produced the desired results. <font color="#999999" size="1">(Apr 1, '03)</font><br></font><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ED02Ad02.html "><strong>Japan strives to adapt to a strong China</strong></a><br>Now that China has edged out the US as Japan's top trading partner, Japan is trying to adjust to playing second fiddle to a country with which it has a long history of conflict. The challenge facing Japan and China now is to nurture a relationship that extends beyond trade and promotes regional stability. <font color="#999999" size="1">(Apr 1, '03)</font><br></font><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/ED02Ak01.html "><strong><br></strong></a><img border="0" hspace="0" src="/web/20030401224441im_/http://www.atimes.com/atimes//images/bestofbe4[1].gif"></font></font></font></font></font></font><br><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ED01Ad03.html "><strong><br>SARS: The global spread continues</strong></a><br>While most of the world's attention was focused on the US-led invasion of Iraq over the weekend, the atypical pneumonia known as SARS continued its spread. On Sunday, the biggest local increase to date sent waves of fear through Hong Kong as 88 new cases were reported in one day, fanning worries that SARS is an airborne virus. Asia Times Online provides a global assessment of the disease that is baffling the world's doctors. <b>- Christopher Horton</b> <font color="#999999" size="1">(Mar 31, '03)</font><br></font><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ED01Ad02.html "><strong><br>China-US: An ocean-wide divide</strong></a><br>Whether in global politics or personal relationships, misunderstandings between Chinese and Americans frequently occur, sometimes causing great pain - and international incidents. <strong>Francesco Sisci</strong> examines the complex reasons for these differences. <b>  </b> <font color="#999999" size="1">(Mar 31, '03)</font><br></font><br><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="/web/20030401224441/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/ED01Df01.html"><strong>Wrong turn seen in China's economic roadmap<br></strong></a>China has followed a different path than India on the way it has opened up its markets, and up until now the Chinese have won nothing but accolades for their economic performance. 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