... the dispute that continues to be a source of strain and anxiety for the United States, Japan and China. Tension began in 2010 when a Chinese fishing trawler rammed into two Japanese coast guard vessels near the Senkakus, resulting in the first public dispute over the islands. When China's demands for the crew and vessel to be released were not met, they halted ... bring great pride, but would also be beneficial for their maritime goals, in regards to EEZs due to the stipulation that an EEZ stretches out 200 nautical miles from the coast line. Thus allowing China to increase their EEZs d...

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... and water pollution as a direct result of industrialization without sustainable development. Industrial plants and human waste, due to the extreme urbanization caused by the industries, pollute the water along the coast. Also, carbon monoxide released into the atmosphere by the industrial sector causes acid rain, which degrades man-made and environmental regions. The extractions of the natural resources also degrade the ... due lack of sanitation in urban areas and excessive farming in the rural areas. In southern Nigeria, industrialization and urbanization have cause the water supply t...

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... , without going through the long process of getting approval by Congress or the House. In the 1970s, the Chinese government launched a project to establish the Special Economic Zone near the coast of China. Duty-free privilege, concessionary tax rates, breaks and exemption and also wage schemes was quickly offered to the foreign investors. (Weige China) On top of that, economic projects ... ...

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... result was an explosion of small- and medium-sized businesses that created an enormous rise in employment and wealth. Deng created his first "special economic zones" in places along the coast, such as Shenzhen, where there was relatively little established industry. So the new companies that sprang up there were almost entirely private. Foreign investors piled in, but mostly under conditions ... ...

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... and well-maintained road system of the Western Roman Empire therefore there was an absence of wheeled traffic. Goods were carried on the backs of beasts or women, limiting the coast of the Empire as the only economically accessible area. Byzantium began with a Hellenistic urban heritage: the Mediterranean and Balkan shores were fringed by Greek cities that became increasingly rural during ... ...

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... . Although the war dragged out over a long period of time, this was only due to the fact that it took a long time for the British ships to sail up the coast of China. The Chinese themselves were drastically unprepared for an external war, the military was very underdeveloped and some of the methods they used were very primitive, such as stretching ... ...

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... faith in his own invincibility, was unable to perceive that the Communists had practically won the war by the end of 1948. Strategically, the Communists sought to drive to the coast from their sanctuaries in Shensi and other interior provinces, while the Nationalists tried to extend their control from Canton upward into Manchuria. The strategic theory sustained by the Communists viewed ... ...

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... land and industry concentrates here especially in the capital Taipay and the Free Trade Zone of Kaohsiung. There is little suitable land for building in the centre and the eastern coast as these areas are very mountainous (over 4000 metres). The tradition of Chinese hard work and learning enabled the Taiwanese to develop commerce and industry in the western coastal plain ... ...

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