China's meager aid to the Philippines could dent
its image
By Megha Rajagopalan
BEIJING (Reuters) - China may have wasted the chance to build goodwill in
Southeast Asia with its relatively paltry donation to the
Philippines in the wake of a devastating typhoon, especially with the United
States sending an aircraft carrier and Japan ramping up aid.
The world's second-largest economy is a growing investor in Southeast Asia,
where it is vying with the United States and Japan for influence. ...
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