And when relations with Japan became fraught just before the Shanghai Bienniale in 2012, the Tokyo pavilion was abruptly cancelled.
The last time this happened regularly was between 1990 and 1992, when George Bush Sr was US president and when relations with Israel were particularly bad.
But sentiment may be shifting ahead of Finnish general elections due next April, when relations with Russia and Nato will be a central issue along with the economy.
In taking that action, the department will be losing two of its most senior China specialists at a time when relations with China are of great importance.
The Marlins, after all, have to look forward to the day when relations with Cuba are normalized, writes Eric Adelson on Yahoo.com.
When relations with Albania, Greece's largest source of undocumented workers, are good, say the villagers, the Greeks tighten up on Godeshevo's stretch of the border; when relations with Albania are bad, Greek patrols turn a blind eye to Bulgarians crossing in search of work.
"Turkey is no longer the country it was in the 1990s or the 2000s," when relations with Israel were based on "elite relations" between the military and political leaderships, Mr. Dincer said.
And rather than sending in inspectors at a time when relations with China are delicate, Professor Freeman said, more responsibility should fall on American corporations to work with Chinese suppliers to ensure product safety.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Asif Ali Zardari is scheduled to visit China for four days starting Tuesday, in an effort to reinforce Pakistan's ties with a traditional ally at a time when relations with the United States have come under considerable strain.
One of her subjects, Grant Gilmore, withdrew from a project he'd been leading for years on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius when relations with the locals soured over the alleged sexual assault of two of his volunteers.
