Global Events of 2012(2012全球大事).pptx

Global Events of 2012ObamaRomneyVSDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyForwardA Better AmericaLoseWinCampaignThe 18th CPC National CongressMembers of the Standing Committee of the Political BureauYu ZhengshengLi KeqiangLiu YunshanWang QishanXi JinpingZhang GaoliZhang DejiangI’ m the general secretary of the central committee of CPCI’m still the Chinese PresidentI will take his place soonHi, I’m Premier WenThe 12th National People’s CongressMarch, 2013Five uninhabited isletsThree barren rocksDiaoyu IslandsDisputed IslandsBackground InformationThe islands have been a part of Chinese territory since at least 1534Japan took control of the islands in 1894–1895 during the first Sino-Japanese WarThe Potsdam Declaration required that Japan relinquish control of these islandsJapan does not accept that there is a dispute, asserting that the islands are an integral part of JapanOn 11 September 2012, the Japanese government nationalized its control over the islands by purchasing them from the Kurihara family for ￥2.05 billion. Chinas Foreign Ministry objected saying Beijing would not sit back and watch its territorial sovereignty violated.14 activists from the Hong Kong-based ‘Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands’ aboard the Bao Diao II arrived at the islands on Aug. 12 Furious anti-Japan protests erupted in Chinese citiesSome protesters went too far.This type of “patriotism” will never receive applauseIt will only make true patriots feel ashamedChina’s first aircraft carrier “Liaoning ” was officially “delivered and commissioned” to China’s navy in Sep.The carrier could have a significant influence on regional maritime disputes.The US Senate has passed an amendment to the national defense authorization bill for 2013, which emphasizes the US right to freely navigate in the East China Sea and puts Chinas Diaoyu Islands under the purview of the US-Japan security treatyWinSarkozyHollandePutin MedvedevSyria has been suffering from the prolonged unrest this yearIsrael la