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Apr 14, 2021 China criticized the U.S. for sending a group of former officials to Taiwan, saying the move will only add to mounting tensions. Two former deputy secretaries of state, Richard Armitage and James Steinberg, and former Sen. Christopher Dodd were set to arrive in Taipei on Wednesday afternoon as part of a White House delegation marking the 42nd anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. law governing Washington’s unofficial relationship with Taipei. The American vis...

China Says Biden-Backed Visit Raises Tensions Over Taiwan Bloomberg 3 hrs ago Samson Ellis and Jing Li © Bloomberg Taiwanese flags hang on display on a pedestrian overpass in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. (Bloomberg) -- China criticized the U.S. for sending a group of former officials to Taiwan, saying the move will only add to mounting tensions. Two former deputy secretaries of state, Richard Armitage and James Steinberg, and former Senator Christopher Dodd arri...

Ex-US officials visit Taiwan amid China tensions April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6From left, former U.S. senator Chris Dodd, former U.S. Deputies Secretary of State James Steinberg and Richard Armitage have their photo taken with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu upon arrival in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The former U.S. senator and two ex-State Department officials arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday at a time of tense relations with China, Taiwans Foreign Min...

Biden sends unofficial US delegation to Taiwan Top Searches Biden sends unofficial US delegation to Taiwan AFP / Apr 14, 2021, 08:51 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail TAIPEI: President Joe Biden sent an unofficial delegation of former US officials to Taiwan on Wednesday in a signal of support for the democratic island as it faces increasingly hostile moves by China. Taipei said former senator Christopher Dodd and former deputy secretaries of state Richard Armitage and James Steinberg would lan...

We need a voting rights workaround Albert Hunt, opinion contributor The fate of American politics, especially voting rights, rests with an unwieldy concept: workaround. Responding to Donald Trumps "Big Lie" that cheating cost him the November election, Republican state legislatures are moving to make voting harder. The rationale is to prevent voting fraud, a non-existent problem. The real motive is to make it harder for minorities and young people to vote: Theyre the constituenc...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is turning to Congress to assemble a staff for the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office.

Peoples Gazette And The Serial Attack On Press Freedom In Nigeria By Festus Ogun In every civilized and democratic society, the government is not empowered to take law into its hands by resorting to executive lawlessness in driving home their grievances. by Festus Ogun Feb 02, 2021 “When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered” – Christopher Dodd Last week, access to t...

A priest confronts child sexual abuse in a first novel by state appeals court judge Thomas Bishop.

Skip to main content Currently Reading Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president, as the Trump era ends amid a national rift Toluse Olorunnipa and Annie Linskey, The Washington Post Jan. 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff; President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden; Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., arrive for the inauguration.Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti/Show MoreShow Less 2o...

Rowing memorabilia collector leaves museum trustees );  ); Thomas Weil, who is an American collector of rowing memorabilia, has served since 2001. He has made two major donations of objects to the museum, once in 2003 and again in 2013. Mr Weil, who lives in Connecticut, said: “I have tried to build a collection that celebrated the legacy of this transformative sport and it is a great privilege to have found a home for so many of those treasures at the museum.” The Thomas E Weil Collectio...