China Fought Wars Mostly For Food Say Researchers


	China Fought Wars Mostly For Food Say Researchers

sohil

7-15-2007 1:50 PM

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7-15-2007 7:40 PM

kkcapricorn

Oh, is that why they are building up their military?

7-15-2007 8:46 PM

egil1313

As are many current wars.. warshttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/1C7ED3FD-C767-492E-BA24-28258E683C78/

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of the armed conflicts in eastern China over the past 1,000 years were triggered
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might have similar effects</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/China_fought_more_wars_in_cold/articleshow/2204538.cms">Regions with rich resources and those lacking resources could be
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1911, there were 899 wars in eastern China, where most of the country's food is
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climate data for the Northern Hemisphere show six major cycles of warm and cold
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very high conflict, and most periods of high conflict, coincided with cold
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cold phase</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/China_fought_more_wars_in_cold/articleshow/2204538.cms">In situations of
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