China needs to show the world that it is not an “agent of instability” and will act peacefully in the Taiwan Strait, said US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. Speaking to CNN, he, however, stressed that Washington does not believe that there should be a strain in the ties between […]
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Pakistan Floods: Death toll from floods near 1,100 as international aid trickles in
The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan reached 1,136 Monday, as international aid began trickling in following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led cash-strapped government’s desperate appeal for aid to deal with the crisis that has displaced 33 million or one-seventh of the country’s population. Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister Sherry […]
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Taiwan Can’t Rely on ‘Daddy America’ to Solve Its Problems
Taiwan’s government seems to want it both ways—to spur foreign countries to take action to support Taiwan in the face of China’s threats while, at the same time, disregarding those threats and not acting to solve significant military problems at home. The mixed messaging was noticeable as several op-eds by […]