Meanwhile, in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, and Ningxia, there emerged a Western Xia Dynasty from 1032 to 1227, established by Tangut tribes.

Meanwhile, with competition in the new joint Chinese and South Indian naval powers, Song and Chola, the thalassocracies of Indonesia were in rapid decline, though the Portuguese still encountered Javanese sailors in Madagascar in the.

Meanwhile, members of the Committee contacted Tang and suggested a plan for three-day cease-fire, during which the Chinese troops could withdraw without fighting while the Japanese troops would stay in their present position.

Meanwhile, some would argue that Taiwan should create a distinctive identity that either includes certain Chinese aspect or exists within a broader Chinese one.

Meanwhile, Chinese forces invaded and annexed Tibet in October 1950.

Lee closed with " Meanwhile, whenever there is a failure of economic, social and educational policies, you come back and say, oh, these wicked Chinese, Indian and others opposing Malay rights.

Meanwhile, the Communist Chinese established the three-man fireteam concept as the three-man cell when they organized a regular army, and its organization seemed to have been disseminated throughout all of Asia's communist forces, perhaps the most famous of which are the PAVN / NVA ( People's Army of Vietnam / North Vietnamese Army ) and the Viet Cong.

Meanwhile, Pei-Pei, who was tricked into believing she was freely escaping her arranged marriage in China, finds out she has been kidnapped by an agent of Lo Fong, who ran away from the Forbidden City and was viewed as a traitor by the Chinese.

Meanwhile, Duncan worked towards a degree in psychology and also took classes in anthropology and Chinese literature.

" Meanwhile, the Soviets could neither stop bloody clashes between Soviet and Chinese troops along their common border nor bolster a Soviet economy declining, in part, because of heavy military expenditures.

Meanwhile, back in the increasingly financially challenged Chinese heartland, the Sogdian-Turkic general An Lushan had worked himself into a position of greatest trust with the Tang emperor Xuanzong and his consort Yang Guifei.

Meanwhile, Chinese troops too had made incursions into Indian-held territory and tensions between the two reached a new high when Indian forces discovered a road constructed by China in Aksai Chin.

Meanwhile, in America, more than a fifth of Lees now come to it as Chinese or Korean Americans translating numerous surnames also romanized as Li, particularly the one deriving from the Chinese word for " pear " (, Lǐ ;, Lee ;, Rhee ), which is among the most common surnames in the world.

Meanwhile, in 1949 he moved his tank regiment to Taiwan after the nationalist defeat in Chinese Civil War.

Meanwhile a weary author may sympathize with Tai T ’ ung, who in the thirteenth century issued his ‘’ History of Chinese Writing ’‘ with these words: ‘ Were I to await perfection, my book would never be finished .’” ( p. ix )

Meanwhile, some Chinese have criticised the treaty as an official acknowledgement of the legitimacy of Russian rule over Outer Manchuria, which was ceded by the Qing Dynasty to Imperial Russia under a series of Unequal Treaties, which included the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Convention of Peking in 1860, in order to exchange exclusive usage of Russia's rich oil resources.

Meanwhile further east, in the IX Corps sector, the Chinese 118th Division, 40th Army and the 60th Division, 20th Army prepared to attack the South Korean 6th Division on the night of 22 April.

Meanwhile, the US 1st Marine Division was holding firm against the Chinese 39th Army to the east, and the withdrawal of the South Koreans had left their flank exposed.

Meanwhile, as the 20th Army veered to the west as part of the Chinese main effort against Seoul, the Chinese 118th Division continued its secondary advance down the Kapyong Valley, closely pursue the retreating South Koreans.

Meanwhile the Chinese shifted their attention to D Company, launching a series of relentless assaults against the summit.

Meanwhile, the Canadians continued to strengthen their defences as reports of growing Chinese concentrations came in from the forward companies.

Meanwhile, comedian Bob Hope learns of the existence of this " Funniest Joke in the World ", but not about its deadly effects, and decides that he wants to recite it on his next television show.

Meanwhile, the rights to the Superman cartoons returned to National Comics, who licensed the syndication rights to Flamingo Films, distributors of the Superman television series.

Meanwhile, Bravo began airing the reality television series Hey Paula, which followed Abdul through her day-to-day life.

Meanwhile, in order to compete with television and lure audiences away from their sets, producers of theatrical motion pictures began to use " widescreen " formats such as Cinemascope and Todd-AO in the early-to-mid 1950s, which enable more panoramic vistas and present other compositional opportunities.

Meanwhile in the UK David Hall's " TV Interruptions " ( 1971 ) were transmitted intentionally unannounced and uncredited on Scottish TV, the first artist interventions on British television.

Meanwhile, Stempel, having lost his financial prize winnings to a fleeting bookie, begins threatening legal action against the NBC network after weeks go by without his return to television.

Meanwhile, a system developed by EMI based on Russian research and Zworykin's work was adopted in Britain and the BBC had a regular television service from 1936 onwards.

Meanwhile Maggie and Vera start a new business venture with Simon Carr ( John Orcsik ), a character they had a previously had romantic rivalry over in the television version of Number 96 in 1972.

Meanwhile, DC Comics was planning a television adaptation of its most famous character.

Meanwhile, the dominance of home video and ever present need for television broadcasting content, especially on specialty cable channels, has meant that films have proven a source of long term revenue to a degree that the original artists and studio management before the rise of these media never imagined.

Meanwhile, all three of the major television networks signed contracts to televise games, thus ensuring the combined league's stability.

Meanwhile, another insurgent general, Torres Rojas, failed in his intent to supplant General Juste in the Brunete division of the military, giving up the intention to occupy strategic points in the capital, among them the seat of radio and television operations, and the proliferation of communiques about the success of the coup.

Meanwhile, crusading television journalist Mitchell Kane ( Jeff Goldblum ) has finally gathered enough evidence to disgrace the unethical Sultan, but at the last moment, Kane is seduced by power and joins the Sultan's squad.

Meanwhile American promotion WWF continued on Sky television while its chief rival WCW made the jump from late-night ITV to British Wrestling's old Saturday afternoon ITV timeslot.

Meanwhile, LCD technologies like Overdrive started to address their ability to work at television speeds.

Meanwhile, World Championship Wrestling president Eric Bischoff, attempting to capitalize on the rapper's popularity while searching for a quick fix to boost sagging television ratings, signed Master P to a contract at a reported $ 200, 000 per TV appearance.

Meanwhile, Robin trades her many neuroses for a makeover and a job with television producer Tony Gardella ( Joe Mantegna ) that leads to her own celebrity interview program.

Meanwhile, ABC and SBS quickly began producing very successful local content with shows such as Review, Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure, Hungry Beast and many more publicly funded local programs, produced in Australia, with Australian cast and crews, adding to the increasing health of Australian film and television industries.

Meanwhile, the television presenter, portrayed by Ryan Phillippe, tries to calm a crowd of screaming girls on a show being broadcast live in black-and-white.

Meanwhile the Netherlands Television Service ( NTS ) was createed in 1951, two years after public television returned to the airwaves.

Meanwhile, in the US, Germany and elsewhere, other inventors planned to use television for entertainment purposes.

Meanwhile, Corus was to acquire WIC's radio, specialty, and premium television assets.

Meanwhile ABC had become the top-rated American television network, thanks in large part to two sitcoms based in Milwaukee: Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley.

Meanwhile, he worked in television and directed commercials.