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Life in Bhutan: This Himalayan country is now opening up to the world. Few images show that contrast better than these Buddhist monks passing some young men using smartphones. Click through the gallery to learn more about this nation.Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan speaks at the Xiangshan Forum, in Beijing, China, October 11, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS
BEIJING: Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan left on Sunday for official visits to Sri Lanka and Nepal, the Defence Ministry said, trips that could unnerve neighbouring India.
China is vying to increase its influence in Nepal, which serves as a natural buffer between China and India, challenging India’s long-held position as the dominant outside power in the landlocked nation.
China has also invested heavily in Sri Lanka, funding airports, roads, railways and ports, and including the island nation of 21 million people on its “One Belt, One Road” mission to create a modern-day “Silk Road” across Asia. Tiếp tục đọc “Chinese defence minister to visit Sri Lanka, Nepal”
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