The island dispute between China and Japan is escalating into consumer boycotts against each other. This escalation is interesting since it suggests a grass-roots movement that is still unmeasurable. Nonetheless, it is also a dangerous escalation since both countries need each other economically.
According to Foreign Policy, the banner reads: “Even if China becomes nothing but tombstones, we must exterminate the Japanese; even if we have to destroy our own country, we must take back the Diaoyu Islands” (I cannot verify the translation–perhaps others can). The article further suggests that Audi is not at all pleased by the photograph.
Arctic sea ice reached the lowest level ever recorded by human beings. The level broke the most recent record low, recorded in 2007. Most climate models did not predict such a melt until 2030 at the earliest. Now some believe that the arctic sea ice will be completely gone in the summer within 4 years.
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