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The Kitty Hawk Saga: China takes a deliberate swipe at US naval supremacy

If you get a chance on this Saturday afternoon, please head to China Matters to read this post on the on-going saga surrounding China's decision to deny the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk port in Hong Kong during the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.... ...full story at Zhongnanhai

from Zhongnanhai on Sat, Dec 01 2007

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