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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: October 25, 2010
"China's development is still export-driven and Iran is a big market," said John W. Garver, Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. "Western sanctions are creating major opportunities for Chinese firms."... "Beijing will do what it can to avoid choosing between friendship with Tehran and amity with Washington," said professor Garver, author of "China and Iran: Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World." "But if and when it faces such a choice, Beijing will know where its major economic interests lie." - Source: Los Angeles Times - October 25, 2010