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Evaluating U.S. Policy on Taiwan on the 35th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act

Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs

UN officials cite ‘race against time’ to prevent humanitarian catastrophe in South Sudan

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With the rainy season looming, UN agencies are racing against time to deliver emergency aid to South...

Indian Hindu Nationalist Leader Not Seen As Threat in Pakistan

India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to emerge as the largest parliamentary force after the general elections, paving the way for its controversial leader Narendra Modi to become the next prime minister. Critics fear the Hindu...

Chinese Tourist Kidnapped in Malaysia; Beijing Expresses Concern

Armed men have kidnapped a Chinese tourist and a hotel worker at a diving resort in eastern Malaysia, where insurgents are known to be active.