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ASIAdeliver desperately needed humanitarian assistance across the border to rebelcontrolled areas in northern Syria.In a minor change of tactics, if not of longer-term strategy, Chinese authoritieshave become modestly more vocal in their public and private criticisms of NorthKorea, particularly following actions by Pyongyang that increased tensionsbetween members of the six-party talks aimed at addressing security concernsposed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.Both private and state-owned Chinese firms continue to be a leading source offoreign direct investment, particularly in developing countries, but in somecases have been unwilling or unable to comply with international labor standards.333