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China has more forcefully asserted sovereignty over great swathes of the south china sea .

中国更加强迫性地对一大片的南中国海宣誓主权。

These include not just mining , but also inviting chinese agriculturalists to farm great swathes of steppe .

这里不单指的是采矿，还包括邀请中国农业专家在大片草原地区发展农耕。

But swathes of the population are struggling .

但大量人口正在为糊口而艰难挣扎。

Jeremy grantham , chairman of boston investment firm gmo , recalls losing swathes of clients before the bubble popped .

波士顿投资公司gmo的董事长杰里米格兰瑟姆（jeremygrantham）回忆起，当时该公司在泡沫出现之前流失了大批客户。

Just as electronics defined swathes of the 20th century , the company believes green technology and health care will be central to the 21st .

正如微电子定义了大部分的20世纪，三星认为环保技术和保健将是21世纪的核心。