Yet at the same time China has refused to break up into a warring mess of baronries, as many western experts had predicted.

然而，与此同时，没有像许多西方专家预测的那样，中国一直拒绝演变成混乱的交战状态。

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Many have continued to dwell on the main headlines worrying about the prospect of a euro zone break-up, a hard landing in China, or a recession in the U.S., among many others.

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Mr Harris, virtually penniless and upset by the break-up of his marriage, decided to set out for China in search of the town mentioned by Dubs.

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