Epstein Secrets

Obama's idea to "rebalance" America's Asia policy, announced in 2011, really mean? It's important that Mr. Obama's trip to Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Malaysia this week clarify his plans for greater engagement with Asia. The policy was initially oversold by the White House and, as a result, i

sting the public with the power to remove corrupt officials through free elections. Will the Chinese political system become more democratic? Most Communist Party officials will oppose both features of democracy—liberty and popular sovereignty—because the more there is of each, the less they will have of what

licit on US military aid, but leaves open the possibility that the United States might come to the defense of nations like Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines if clashes erupt because of Chinese aggression." The Washington Times (7/13, Lee, Baldor, 492K) recalls that "previously, US policy had been to ins

ost (7/13, 14.2M) reports that China "vowed to retaliate after the Trump administration used the Global Magnitsky Act to blacklist Chen Quanguo, the Communist Party secretary in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwestern China and a member of the Politburo; Zhu Hailun, party secretary of the Xinjiang

s may help explain Beijing's assertive, nationalist actions over disputed islets in the East China Sea with Japan and the South China Sea with the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia. The maritime disputes may be a popular short-term distraction, but won't alleviate pressures for change. However, at the en

eaders, who know they must pursue far-reaching reforms that will have no small impact on the endemic corruption and the perquisites that come with Communist Party membership and government jobs, which benefit much of China's upper echelon. But leaders appear somewhat perplexed as to how to implement specific

s a decline in America’s influence and security. A stronger China in Asia, for instance, means a weaker America. Countries like Japan or Korea or the Philippines will be required to choose a side at some point, at some awful 21st Century Melian moment. The aim of containment is to squelch China 179 HOUSE_OVE

are unusually clean; the surveillance cameras unusually - even for Beijing - dense. The neighborhood is home to many of the last of the generation of Communist Party cadres who joined and supported its rise decades ago. Several years ago, I found myself settled into one of them for an afternoon tea with Huang Hua,