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Apuntes históricos de la educación para la salud y la prevención del tabaquismo en la Educación Preuniversitaria
Apuntes históricos de la educación para la salud y la prevención del tabaquismo en la Educación Preuniversitaria [1] Instituto Preuniversitario Vocacional de Ciencias Exactas Luis Urquiza Jorge. Las Tunas, Cuba Localización: Didasc@lia: Didáctica y Educación, ISSN-e 2224-2643, Vol. 14, Nº. 6 (Edición Especial), 2023, págs.
Macao Doesn't Protest Like Hong Kong. Thank Portugal for That.
Argument Portugal’s indifferent rule left the city’s residents happy to be Chinese. A pedestrian walks in a residential neighborhood in front of a view of the Grand Lisboa casino resort in Macao on Aug. 29, 2017. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images The Macao Special Administrative Region turns 20 this year, and no one wants to celebrate it more than Beijing.
No Political Horizon in Sight for Israel’s Elections - Australian Institute of International Affairs
Had the leading “centre-left” parties been willing to see Palestinian citizens of Israel as equal, they could challenge the right-wing hegemony in Israel’s national legislature. But that would be asking the impossible. In September this year snap elections are due to be held in Israel, just five months after the last round did not yield the formation of a new government.
Is Cuba Hoping to Emulate China With Its New Constitution?
With its allusions to a planned economy and proletarian internationalism, Cuba’s 1976 constitution was unmistakably a product of the Cold War. Perhaps that’s why the island’s new leaders, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, moved quickly to recodify the country’s founding charter. A new constitution, which was formally adopted earlier this month, is Diaz-Canel’s first major accomplishment since his inauguration last year and should set the tone for the remainder of his tenure.
The Venezuelan Crisis: Assessing Regional Intervention in South America - The Venezuelan Crisis: Regional Intervention in South America - AIIA
If the crisis in Venezuela escalates to an armed stand-off between forces loyal to President Maduro and opposition factions loyal to Guaidó, a rare case of foreign intervention in South America may be likely. The Venezuelan National Assembly, the country’s only legislative chamber, recently declared Nicolás Maduro’s presidency illegitimate and called for him to stand down. This declaration is based on the contested legitimacy of recent elections which brought Maduro to power.
China’s Transport Infrastructure Investment in LAC: Five Things to Know
As part of a broader effort to assess Chinese infrastructure development in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Asia and Latin America program has compiled a database of the many road, rail, port, and other transport infrastructure projects that have attracted Chinese support and investment since 2002. These deals are in various stages of development, from mere concepts to fully operational networks.
Personal Data and Political Persuasion - Australian Institute of International Affairs
Intellectual property laws have been the subject of universal protection under the umbrella of the World Trade Organisation. Data protection laws could be protected under a transnational basis. Changes to international laws regarding personal information and trade secrets have been coming thick and fast, notably in the European Union. Much of this ties into concerns about what data aggregators like Google and Facebook are doing with personal information.
Bangladesh’s Political Nadir: Violent Crackdown on Student Protests - Australian Institute of International Affairs
Thousands of Bangladeshi high school students are taking to the streets demanding safer roads and justice. Violent government response and suppression of media coverage casts a long shadow ahead of parliamentary elections in December. Thousands of Bangladeshi high school students are taking to the streets demanding safer roads and justice for their peers after a speeding bus ran over two schoolchildren in Kurmitola, Dhaka.
In Pursuit of Global Know-how: China’s New Area Studies Policy
In order to cope with the complex demands of its growing global role, China has been keeping a closer eye on international affairs. Nowhere is this clearer than in China’s recent push to foster area studies development within nation’s top educational institutions.
China’s Belt and Road lands in Latin America
After several months of anticipation, the blueprints for China’s Belt and Road Initiative finally include Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). As speculation gives way to reality, it’s a good time to assess what we know about the BRI’s arrival and what it can offer Latin America. Enter Latin America Over the last couple of months, Chinese leaders have endeavoured to modify the Belt and Road discourse to include LAC, with noticeable success.
China’s Belt and Road lands in Latin America
Read in Chinese 中文版本 After several months of anticipation, the blueprints for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) finally include Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). As speculation gives way to reality, it’s a good time to assess what we know about the BRI’s arrival and what it can offer Latin America. Enter Latin America Over the last couple of months, Chinese leaders have endeavoured to modify the Belt and Road discourse to include LAC, with noticeable success.
For Cuba's Díaz-Canel, the Party Has Just Begun - AIIA
Cuba has a new head of state in President Miguel Díaz-Canel. However, the residual power of the revolutionary generation means the rejuvenation of the island’s political elite is only getting started. On 19 April, Raúl Castro stepped down as president of Cuba. It is the first time since 1976 that the island’s head of state has not carried the Castro surname.
Thinking strategically about China and the U.S. in Latin America: A riposte to Evan Ellis
A recent article by Evan Ellis addresses the important question of what Washington’s response to China’s growing presence in Latin America should look like. It coincides with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to five Latin American countries and comes only days after the Second Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum in Chile’s capital.
What Did the CCP Party Congress Mean for China’s Diplomats?
The 19th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party this year was marked by many remarkable events. The ushering in of a “New Era” in Chinese socialism and General Secretary Xi Jinping’s eponymous theoretical contribution to the Party Constitution – the first by a living leader since Mao Zedong – alone made the Congress a noteworthy one.
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