The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.

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When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash.

China’s tobacco monopoly has become so financially vital to the government that even its powerful leader has failed to curb the country’s smoking habit.

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