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Archive for 'Obama'

National Energy Commission/Test Obama-XVIII

While the 44th President of the United States addresses his state of union to the American people by focusing on his “job initiative” on 27 January 2010, China’s State Council has decided to set up a National Energy Commission (NEC). Premier Wen Jiabao will be the head of the commission, and the NEC committee is [...]

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Test Obama-XVII

Spanish European Union President indicates that EU should left an arms embargo on China which crackdowns on 1989 Tiananmen Square protesters about 21 years ago. Among countries in EU France and the U.K. constantly agree to lift Chinese arms ban, but the U.S. has always interfered the lift arm ban since 1989. Will the White [...]

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Obama’s State of the Union Address

“We need set a new goal: We will double our exports over the next five years, an increase that will support 2 million jobs in America. To help meet this goal, we’re launching a National Export Initiative that will help farmers and small businesses increase their exports, and reform export controls consistent with national security [...]

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Iran Nuclear/Test Obama-XVI

Two weeks before the 44th President visited the Middle Kingdom, two US government officials made their trip to Beijing on a “special mission,” according to the Japan Times (27 November 2009). Two officials: Dennis Ross and Jeffrey Bader, both senior officials in the National Security Council, informed the Chinese leaders that Israel could bomb Iran, [...]

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American-Indian Relations/Test Obama-XV

When President Obama’s Asian trip finished in the last country – South another Asian nation was nervous. That is no other – than India. When the 44th President visited both Japan and China, he did not mention the name of Indiain his speech at all. However, after Obama returned to the White House, Indian Prime [...]

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Americans Back to Asia-I

After the US lost the Vietnam War, Americans have been extremely careful in the acting in the Asian region. The 44th President of the United States broke this hesitance. During the Obama’s Asian trip in 2009, he made the first meeting with ASEAN + 1 since the Vietnam War by calling the US “back to [...]

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Test Obama-XII

The US. President, Barack Obama, made his first trip to Asia to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit meeting in Singapore on 10 November 2009. The 44th president decided to make a 10-day visit to Japan, Singapore, China, and South Korea. Interestingly, three days before Obama arrived in Singapore, the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, [...]

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Test Obama-VIII

As New York Times (24 September 2009) describes the United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York, both China and the United States produce 40 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions. In the climate summit, the world needs the leadership from China and the US. Hu Jintao, China’s President, offers that China would reduce [...]

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Test Obama-VII

After the US won its intellectual property case involving music against China in WTO, the American government has agonized whether to impose special 421 safeguards against Chinese tires.  In a politically sparked debate, Obama faced a dilemma based upon promises made to unions during his campaign for the presidency.   As a result of these promises, [...]

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Test Obama-VI

After the 44th President was sworn into the White House, some new facts regarding 9.11 were revealed globally. Recently, an extremely interesting academic article was published in journal – The Open Chemical Physics Journal (vol. 2, 2009, pp. 7-31) on the issue. The nine authors from European countries and the United States: Niels H. Harrit, [...]

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Test Obama-V

On 13 April 2009, the 15-member United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a residential statement condemning the April 5 missile launch by North Korea. The statement notes that “The Security Council bears in mind the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Korean peninsula and in northeast Asia as a whole. The Security Council [...]

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Test Obama-IV

As indicated in his landmark speech in Prague on 4 March 2009, Barack Obama has decided to eliminate nuclear weapons. His speech suggests that the United States will seek U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which was signed by Bill Clinton but never passed by the Senate. On the other side of [...]

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Test Obama-III

Despite a number of nations warning North Korea repeatedly for months, Pyongyang launched its rocket claiming that it was a satellite. Japan was outraged and pushed for new sanctions at the U.N. Security Council with new resolution. At the Prague Castle gate, the young president of the United States claimed, “North Korea broke the rules [...]

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Test Obama-II

President Barack Obama added some 17,000 American troops to the flagging war in Afghanistan in February 2009. Since Kyrgyzstan is going to close the Manas Airport in Central Asia, the U.S. needs to obtain logistical support.  The question is where will it come from. If one looks a map, the answer becomes more apparent. All [...]

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Test Obama-I

The young president of the United States has stayed in his office less than a month; one of major challenges that might face to the US. Surprisingly, it is not the Middle East problem. On 3 February 2009, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev of Kyrgyzstan informed the Obama administration that Kyrgyzstan will close a U.S. air base. The [...]

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