The State Department held a press briefing on May 20 with Ned Price, Spokesperson, fielding questions about the Summit of the Americas, North Korea, NATO, and Xinjiang among other hot topics. Excerpts QUESTION: On China, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is – has confirmed a trip Read more ………
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China and its Central Asian neighbours have developed a close relationship, initially economic but increasingly also political and security. Energy, precious metals, and other natural resources flow into China from the region. Investment flows the other way, as China builds pipelines, power lines Read more ………
Afghanistan Saturday Sept 18 voted in the election for the 249-seat Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of parliament. While officials claimed the ballot was a success, fourteen people were killed in sporadic violence on a day marked by large scale intimidation of voters and other malpractices, making theelection a travesty Read more ………
