What meaning is 'row' in this title?

[fl]

Hi,

I read the below title on-line:
Merkel Vows to Avert China Trade Row as Li Rejects EU Duties

I am not sure which meaning is on my dictionary. I add the following paragraphs for you to help me on the explanation. The author selected this word seems to make it sounds emphasizing with 'vow'?

Thanks

............
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she’ll work to resolve a European Union trade dispute with China over complaints that the Chinese solar industry is flooding the global market with cheap products.

Merkel, speaking at a joint press conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Berlin yesterday, said that she’ll strive to ensure no permanent tariffs are imposed by the EU on China over its solar products and will work over the next six months for a solution to the dispute. Li said that he “decisively” rejected the imposition of EU duties.

[musika]

On 27/05/2013 23:13, fl wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I read the below title on-line:
> Merkel Vows to Avert China Trade Row as Li Rejects EU Duties
>
> I am not sure which meaning is on my dictionary. I add the following paragraphs for you to help me on the explanation. The author selected this word seems to make it sounds emphasizing with 'vow'?
>
> Thanks

Vows means promises. Merkel promises to avert China trade row.


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Ray
UK

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Mon, 27 May 2013 15:13:58 -0700 (PDT), fl <rxj...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I read the below title on-line:
>Merkel Vows to Avert China Trade Row as Li Rejects EU Duties
>
>I am not sure which meaning is on my dictionary. I add the following paragraphs for you to help me on the explanation. The author selected this word seems to make it sounds emphasizing with 'vow'?
>
>Thanks
>

A "row" is an argument or dispute.

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/row_3

row, noun
1. A boisterous disturbance or quarrel; a brawl.

"Row" is a word that headline writers often use to refer to a dispute
even if is a quiet dispute. It is a short word and therefore useful in
headlines.

>............
>German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she’ll work to resolve a European Union trade dispute with China over complaints that the Chinese solar industry is flooding the global market with cheap products.
>
>Merkel, speaking at a joint press conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Berlin yesterday, said that she’ll strive to ensure no permanent tariffs are imposed by the EU on China over its solar products and will work over the next six months for a solution to the dispute. Li said that he “decisively” rejected the imposition
of EU duties.

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)

[Swifty]

On 28/05/2013 00:35, Peter Duncanson [BrE] wrote:
> It is a short word and therefore useful in
> headlines.

And in marriages...

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Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/