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Europeans Cite China as Top Stability Threat

US, Iran, N. Korea slip as global economic resentment grows

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 15, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Europeans see China as the biggest threat to world stability, a new poll says. In the wake of the Tibet crackdown, 35% of Europeans labeled China a bigger threat than any other state, reports the Financial Times. “The story of the last five years... Read full story »

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