In the southwest several fine natural harbours have directed interest toward the sea, and good fishing grounds lie off the shores of this region.
Fishermen too have direct interest in these elections, largely due to the issue of "discards" - the practice of trawlers having to throw back fish into the sea if they exceed their quotas.
But there are two other equally huge places the Chinese have direct interest in transforming: First, if Alzheimer's is a global challenge, the aging of China's population will ensure it becomes their fiscal nightmare.
Thus, sheep-owners that have joined the NSRS have direct interest in the quality of the data and will likely be inclined to report complete and correct data.
The contestants have direct interests certainly, but the office they seek is one of high public service and of utmost importance to the people, thus subordinating their interests to that of the people.
While both sides clearly have direct interests in reconciliation and reaching a peace agreement to finally end the state of war that formally persists between them, those interests are also keenly shared by the United States, China, Japan and other countries.
The contestants have direct interests certainly, but the office they seek is one of high public service and of upmost importance to the people, thus subordinating their interest to that of the people.
China does not have direct interests at stake in Syria in the same way that Russia does.
In the U.S. foreign policy imagination, India is not frequently seen as having direct interests in, or having larger strategic connections with the "greater middle east," but that optic overlooks important historical, social and economic linkages.
Equally important is the fact that Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey all have direct interests in the outcomes of these conflicts.
