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Is Cooperation With China Still Possible? News 2021-06-27
Is Cooperation With China Still Possible?
David Parmer / Tokyo Times have changed, and the US has switched from the engagement model of diplomacy promot
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Our Man In Beijing: R. Nicholas Burns, The Professional. News 2021-06-01
Our Man In Beijing: R. Nicholas Burns, The Professional.
In the realm of US politics, the post of ambassador is often a political plum given to a supporter of the inco
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Patent Waivers For COVID Vaccines?  Yes/No. Your Voice 2021-06-01
Patent Waivers For COVID Vaccines? Yes/No.
As for COVID-19 vaccines, rich countries have gotten the lion’s share of the vaccine and poor countries
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Global Focus Shifts To The High North. News 2021-06-01
Global Focus Shifts To The High North.
Well there are climate change deniers all over the world but not among the governments of the countries of the
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Person of Interest: Rahm Emanuel, Next Ambassador To Japan? News 2021-05-24
Person of Interest: Rahm Emanuel, Next Ambassador To Japan?
On May 11 the Financial Times reported that US President Joe Biden was considering former Chicago Mayor Rahm E
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Glasgow  Climate Change Conference COP26 – A Tale of Three Cities? Your Voice 2021-05-18
Glasgow Climate Change Conference COP26 – A Tale of Three Cities?
“The COP26 summit will bring partners together to accelerate action toward the goals of the Paris Agreem
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WHO Approves SINOPHARM COVID Vaccine. News 2021-05-09
WHO Approves SINOPHARM COVID Vaccine.
China’s Sinopharm-created COVID-19 vaccine won World Health Organization emergency-use approval on May 7
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What Does The  US Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan Mean For China? Your Voice 2021-05-06
What Does The US Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan Mean For China?
                          by David Parmer / Tokyo September 11,2021 will see the last American soldiers leave
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Taiwan And The Outcome Nobody Really Wants. Your Voice 2021-04-19
Taiwan And The Outcome Nobody Really Wants.
The good news: nobody wants a war over Taiwan. Yet the Taiwan question sits at the head of a list of internati
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The Race To Clean Up Space Is On. News 2021-04-19
The Race To Clean Up Space Is On.
                 by David Parmer / Tokyo Until recently we thought of space like we used to think of the ocean
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Tokyo 2021 – Off Again, On Again, Off Again? News 2021-04-02
Tokyo 2021 – Off Again, On Again, Off Again?
                       by David Parmer /Tokyo Just when you thought it was safe to make plans for the Tokyo 20
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Post-COVID Air Travel Will Likely Favor LCC. News 2021-03-30
Post-COVID Air Travel Will Likely Favor LCC.
All indications are that when the post-COVID travel boom takes place, that it will be Low Cost Carriers (LCC)
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US Election Interference 2020 – It was Russia. Your Voice 2021-03-20
US Election Interference 2020 – It was Russia.
A declassified report by the US National Intelligence Council released on 10 March 2021 clearly points the fin
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Person of Interest: Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela New Leader at WTO. News 2021-03-15
Person of Interest: Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela New Leader at WTO.
On March 1, 2021 the World Trade Organization got a new boss, Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela. With her election, two prece
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CATL China, A Company That Should Be On Your Radar. News 2021-03-15
CATL China, A Company That Should Be On Your Radar.
If you have never heard of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) or its CEO Dr. Robin Zeng it is not surprisi
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In The African Sahel Of 2021 There is Sand and Heat – But No Easy Solutions. Your Voice 2021-02-19
In The African Sahel Of 2021 There is Sand and Heat – But No Easy Solutions.
Since 2014 France has had a military presence in Africa’s Sahel named operation Barkhane. Africa’s
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Person of Interest: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan News 2021-02-06
Person of Interest: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
by David Parmer / Tokyo New faces in Washington are no surprise, but with the Biden administration we get a co
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“Iran Does Not Seek A Nuclear Weapon.” News 2021-02-02
“Iran Does Not Seek A Nuclear Weapon.”
“Iran does not seek a nuclear weapon. If we wanted to build a nuclear weapon, we could have done it some time
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Happy Lunar New Year 2021! News 2021-01-31
Happy Lunar New Year 2021!
The Year of the Ox will be celebrated in China, throughout Asia, and around the world on February 12th, 2021.
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Lavrov Spells Out Russia’s Position on China, Korea, the US and Japan. News 2021-01-31
Lavrov Spells Out Russia’s Position on China, Korea, the US and Japan.
On January 18, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov gave his annual news conference. The online even
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