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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  The 1996 U.S. campaign finance scandal refers to alleged efforts by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic United States politics prior to and during the Bill Clinton Administration as well as the fundraising practices of the administration itself. While questions regarding the U.S. Democratic Party's fundraising activities first arose in October 1996, the PRC's alleged role in the affair first gained public attention after Bob Woodward and Brian Duffy of the Washington Post published a story stating that a United States Department of Justice investigation into the fundraising activities had discovered evidence that agents of the PRC sought to direct contributions from foreign sources to the Democratic National Committee before the 1996 presidential campaign. The journalists wrote that intelligence information had shown the PRC Embassy in Washington, D.C. was used for coordinating contributions to the DNC in violation of United States law forbidding non-American citizens from giving monetary donations to United States politicians and political parties. Seventeen people were eventually convicted for fraud or for funneling Asian funds into the United States elections. A number of the convictions came against long-time Clinton-Gore friends and political appointees. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. The Pearl Shoal Waterfall in Jiuzhaigou Valley, western Sichuan Province. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.
Template:/box-header Template:/WikiProjects Template:/box-footer Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is traditionally believed to be the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. Sun Tzu has had a significant impact on Chinese and Asian history and culture, both as an author of The Art of War and through legend. Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Tze or Sun Wu in other translations, was a historical figure whose authenticity is questioned by historians. It is a rough equivalent to "Sir" and is commonly translated into English as "Master". Traditional accounts place him in the Spring and Autumn Period of China (722–481 BC) as a military general serving under King Helü of Wu, who lived c. 544–496 BC. Modern scholars accepting his historicity place the completion of The Art of War in the Warring States period (476–221 BC), based on the descriptions of warfare in the text, and on the similarity of text's prose to other works completed in the early Warring States period. Traditional accounts state that his descendant, Sun Bin, also wrote a treatise on military tactics, titled Sun Bin's Art of War. Both Sun Wu and Sun Bin were referred to as Sun Tzu in classical Chinese writings, and some historians believed that Sun Wu was in fact Sun Bin until Sun Bin's own treatise was discovered in 1972. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Sun Tzu's The Art of War grew in popularity and saw practical use in Western society. His work continues to influence both Asian and Western culture and politics. Template:/box-header Template:/Anniversaries/January/January 15 Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Template:/Politics Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Template:/Categories Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Template:/Topics Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Template:/Things you can do Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Template:/Related portals Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Template:/Languages Template:/box-footer Template:/box-header Template:/Wikimedia Template:/box-footer
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