Government jobs still popular in China despite private sector boom
Beijing report shows graduates like Tian Bing choosing civil service roles in the state intellectual property office over offers from aerospace, banks, and foreign tech divisions. Parents value cradle to grave benefits, yet reforms cut state workers from 110 million in 1995 to 62 million recently as private firms surpass half of GDP.
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U.S. and NATO officials report Iranian arms seizures bound for the Taliban in Afghanistan. Experts say Tehran quietly supported the 2001 ouster and now signals cost to the United States with increased arms shipments and cross border trade. Iran denies supplying weapons to Shiite militias in Iraq, while officials warn of Iran using pressure against U.S. efforts on multiple fronts.
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