Can we live with COVID-19? Singapore tries to blaze a path aljazeera.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aljazeera.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Former Obama official Rich Hass recounted early transition meetings with the Trump administration in 2016.
A member of Trump s circle told Hass the US was in an existential struggle with China, and it was imperative they won.
When they did, the Trump official continued, there would be statues erected in our honor.
A former Obama official said that the Trump administration believed they d do so well negotiating with China that there would be statues erected in their honor one day.
Ryan Hass, who served as the director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia at the National Security Council under President Obama, recounted the anecdote during the launch of his new book, Stronger: Adapting America s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence.
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In a world replete with international economic and trade organizations most of them best known by acronyms such as WTO, OECD, APEC, ITO, TPP and MERCOSUR who needs one more?
Apparently Canada, which is eagerly seeking to join Chile, New Zealand and Singapore in a new grouping known as the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, or DEPA.
The three DEPA signatories are still considering Canada’s bid to join the partnership, which entered into force just three months ago, although Chile must still ratify its participation. Other countries interested in joining include Japan, South Korea and Britain.
DEPA’s appeal, according to analysts, lies in its narrow focus on digital issues and the fact that there is no huge economic power among its members to dominate discussions and drown out the smaller countries.
Americans give out care packs to the needy thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SINGAPORE - A group of Americans living in Singapore distributed more than 300 care packs to needy families at a rental block here, as part of events leading up to the Jan 20 inauguration of United States President-elect Joe Biden. The Monday (Jan 18) morning distribution drive was part of a National Day of Service in the US organised by.