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| | Excessive force to clear out urban slums in Jakarta. |
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| | Despite the downfall of both Suharto and Marcos, no real democratic reform has occurred in Indonesia or the Philippines. The succeeding leaders have proved reluctant to upset the status quo, and the consolidation of democracy appears to have stalled in both countries. |
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| | What did George Bush's recent visit to Indonesia achieve? |
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| | The universality of Western culture? |
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| | Pledges to clean up Indonesia’s notoriously corrupt and brutal military and bring peace to the fractious country remained unfulfilled. |
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| | There remains a world of difference between the breakdown of authoritarian rule and the consolidation of democracy. |
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| | China plans to build the world's largest solar energy generator, while Australia continues to ignore global warming. |
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