Tensions more evident than u. S. Relations with both a rising china and a declining russia. Both eager to reassert themselves both regionally and globally. It may well be that these three powers will emerge weakened by the current pandemic. Covid is a crisis for all. But it could be an opportunity for trump . This sense of vulnerability and loss compounded by three leaders focused on their own internal politics will make them more, not less, eager to ask to assert themselves. In that case, that assertion is not part of a dynamic triangle where the u. S. Can easily align with one, russia, or china and play one against the other. The sino Russia Partnership is a good deal more [indiscernible] adhesions int the that relationship is an effort to check u. S. Influence both regionally and globally. All of this presents a pretty grim picture. A list of issues from hong kong to ukraine to election interference in the south china bounties tohan taiwan to make your head spin. Mightes you wonder
Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. I want to thank each of you for being here. We thank you. Its very timely. In 2009, the Obama Administration shifted the direction of u. S. Policy taking a leap of faith in an approach combining in engagement and pressure would usher in democratic reform where sanctions alone had failed. Although many were skeptical of such a shift, 2010 elections provided an opportunity to test the credibility of a more proactive engagement approach. And in the ensuing years the United States worked to balance engagement with the military jon ta and the democratic grassroots movement. Undoubt bli this engagement strategy had a positive effect on burma democratic reforms including the 2015 election that brought the democratic opposition to power. And while the 2015 election was historic, burmas democratic transition has been a work in progress. Along with its complex ethnic and cultural history, the Burmese Military continues to control key ministries in
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2021/05/06 15:10 Formosa Club s latest chapter will launch in Indo-Pacific on May 7. Formosa Club s latest chapter will launch in Indo-Pacific on May 7. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) An estimated 250 legislators from 17 countries are expected to sign up when Taiwan launches the Indo-Pacific chapter of its Formosa Club, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday (May 6). The pro-Taiwan association already has branches covering Europe, Africa, Latin America, and West Asia, with hundreds of member lawmakers working to improve relations and enhance ties with the country. The official launch ceremony for the chapter has been scheduled for Friday (May 7), according to MOFA s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department chief Larry Tseng (曾瑞利).
2021/02/02 18:27 Department Director of MOFA s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Tseng Jui-li. (MOFA photo) Department Director of MOFA s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Tseng Jui-li. (MOFA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Tseng Jui-li (曾瑞利), head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MOFA) East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department, said Tuesday (Feb. 2) that its representative office in Myanmar has not received any calls for assistance. The Myanmar military launched a coup on Monday, announcing that it will take over the government and take control of the country under a one-year state of emergency. Currently, there are about 1,000 Taiwanese living in Myanmar and 270 Taiwanese-owned factories, Tseng stated, per CNA.