Epstein Secrets

Flacks for autocrats Paul Manafort, a Washington lobbyist and consultant, had a long career of work for leading Republicans, including presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. But by the time he became Donald Trump's campaign chairman in 2016, Manafort was best known for his work on behal

sumably repair reputational damage caused by the Chinese government's intensifying domestic repression, its aggressive territorial policies in the South China Sea, and a push by Chinese companies to acquire crucial assets in democratic countries. The firms that participated in the public relations audition w

very long, and would have left behind a deep, almost ineradicable anti-Americanism. This kind of so-called "realpolitik" is the path U.S. President Richard Nixon's administration took after the Greek military coup in 1967, and nearly a half-century later the Greeks have still not forgiven the United States.

e accomplishment side of the ledger, credit Barack Obama with a very smart policy in Asia. By taking advantage of China overplaying its hand in the South China Sea and generally unnerving most of the region, the Obama administration has reconfirmed the central role of the United States in East Asia. The openin

tries. Congressional Visits to China, 1972-1977 President Nixon’s second term featured the Watergate scandal, whi

merican companies being given access to Chinese markets. Congressional concern rose over Beijing’s continued expansion into and militarization of the South China Sea; the predatory lending practices that can be involved in President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative; and Beijing’s continued persecuti