We believe that the Chinese expansion was natural because it filled the space left by Western governments, the United States, and international funding agencies.

It contradicts the myth of a few obscure tribes about to be uprooted by Chinese expansion.

Internal turmoil largely halted Chinese expansion in the 19th century.

By this time Chinese expansion across flat agricultural country had reached a natural geographical limit.

This east coast base expansion program by the Indian Navy is in direct response to Chinese naval expansion into the region.

Always present in the back of the Russian mind is a centuries-old fear of Chinese expansion - if not by force, then by infiltration.

The exceptions were those few developing countries where America feared most the possibilities of Soviet or Chinese expansion.

It is a logical counter to any potential Chinese expansion.

There are no records of the non-Chinese languages formerly spoken in those areas and subsequently displaced by the Chinese expansion.

As a result of the Chinese expansion, textile companies in those countries are forced to reduce production costs still further in order to remain competitive internationally.