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INTRO | | Anti-American sentiment spread across much of Asia following NATO's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. BBC South East Asia Correspondent Simon Ingram reported. |
IN FULL | |  | Listen to the report in full |
 |  | 13th May 1999 Anti-American sentiment in Asia |
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| NEWS 1 | | The US Embassy in Manila found itself under a hail of rotten fruit early today, the latest symptom of anti-American feeling reverberating across Asia in recent days. A statement by the left-wing protestors responsible reflected a common sentiment in the region. The attack on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, it declared, was part of a war of aggression by the United States to impose its political, military and economic hegemony throughout the world. |
WORDS | | hail: barrage symptom: sign reverberating: echoing hegemony: supremacy |
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| NEWS 2 | | In rather milder language, Asian governments have voiced dismay over NATO’s blunder. Japan said the bombing had harmed China’s dignity and urged the alliance to take greater care. Thailand said the attack was a violation of international law. But Kosovo is not the only source of Asian antagonism towards Washington; Thailand has been incensed by America’s failure to support its candidate to head the World Trade Organisation. Malaysia has been stung by US criticism of its internal political woes.
There's a lingering sense too that Washington’s response to the Asian financial crisis two years ago was inadequate. But the sense of outrage should be kept in perspective. Despite China’s growing influence, Washington remains the strategic partner of choice for many Asian governments. |
| WORDS | | violation: from the verb to violate, to break antagonism: hostility incensed : outraged woes: difficulties in perspective: without exaggeration |
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| | | Read more about the reactions in BBC News Online |
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