China and the US traded barbs over the economy and human rights, raising the temperature ahead of a possible showdown over currency policy next month
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FT on 13th Mar 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
THE coalition government has made it clear it will put trade ahead of human rights, as the Prime Minister arrived in China.
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Scotsman on 9th Nov 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
Republicans in the US Congress have set up a showdown over fiscal and budgetary policy for early 2011 after deciding to approve temporary government funding until March
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FT on 20th Dec 2010 (via ft.com)
Plans for a showdown meeting between ministers and banking chiefs have been postponed because of travel disruption caused by heavy snowfall.
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Telegraph on 20th Dec 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
A showdown between the Government and the unions is taking place at the Labour Party conference in Manchester.
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SkyNews on 22nd Sep 2008 (via news.sky.com)
Gordon Brown is facing a showdown with his own party tonight as MPs take in the scale of last night's loss at the European elections last night.
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PoliticsCoUk on 8th Jun 2009 (via politics.co.uk)
Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in China as part of a UK government and trade mission to the country. He is expected to raise concerns over China's human rights record.
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BBCPolitics on 9th Nov 2010 (via bbc.co.uk)
Gordon Brown faces a critical showdown with rebel Labour MPs who plan to use a meeting of the parliamentary party to mount a last-ditch assault on his authority
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FT on 7th Jun 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Alex Salmond says he is raising the issue of China's human rights record with political leaders as part of his trade mission to Beijing.
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BBCPolitics on 7th Dec 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Ministers signal no compromise over vote on whether to hold an EU referendum, setting the scene for a showdown between the prime minister and backbenchers
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FT on 23rd Oct 2011 (via ft.com)
Gordon Brown is facing a showdown with his own party tonight as MPs take in the scale of last night's loss at the European elections last night.
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PoliticsCoUk on 8th Jun 2009 (via politics.co.uk)
