Foreign Correspondence
China’s aggression over South China Sea exposes rift between Obama, top Navy advisers
Naval exercises tests regional relations […]
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Foreign Correspondence
Human Rights Puts Vietnam’s TPP Status at Risk: US
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Vietnam’s status in the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be “in very real jeopardy” if the country abjures its human rights commitments, the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam said Jan. 14. In remarks previewing a state […]
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How Damaging Is the Cancellation of Obama’s Trip?
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Delegates to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) CEO summit October 5-7 on Indonesia’s island of Bali aren’t likely to hear about Eko Mardi Santoso. Unidentified machete-wielding attackers murdered the 45-year-old Santoso on September […]
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Edward Snowden: NSA Whistleblower
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence […]
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Debunking Another MIA Claim
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Almost four decades since the Vietnam War ended with the capitulation of Saigon, the issue of troops missing in action (MIAs) and the possibility that some American and allied soldiers remained […]