June 2021

#411    6/26  Dr. Wordman Apply Olympic Spirit to Global Competition and International Relations
Congressman John Katko (R-NY-24) wrote to President Biden suggesting boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) opposed athletes boycotting but not other form of boycotting Olympics. This prompted me to write this column, Apply Olympic Spirit to Global Competition and International Relations. “What does the USA want from China and what does China want from the...
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Apply Olympic Spirit to Global Competition and International Relations
Congressman John Katko (R-NY-24) wrote to President Biden suggesting boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) opposed athletes boycotting but not other form of boycotting Olympics. This prompted me to write this column, Apply Olympic Spirit to Global Competition and International Relations. “What does the USA want from China and what does China want from the...
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#410   6/19  Dr. Wordman  Why Assigning Ambassadors is A Tough Labor for President Biden?
 The State Department of the U.S. (DOS) is far more complex than a foreign ministry of any country. DOS is organized under the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary with six undersecretaries each has assistant secretaries and directors heading specific department with designated responsibilities. There are a total of 23 Assistant Secretaries and a number of Directors, Office Managers and Ambassadors...
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Why Assigning Ambassadors is A Tough Labor for President Biden?
 The State Department of the U.S. (DOS) is far more complex than a foreign ministry of any country. DOS is organized under the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary with six undersecretaries each has assistant secretaries and directors heading specific department with designated responsibilities. There are a total of 23 Assistant Secretaries and a number of Directors, Office Managers and Ambassadors...
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#409  6/12  Dr. Wordman  Evolution of the U.S. - China Relations (IVa)
Abstract China has nearly 5000 years of history. The U.S. is less than 250 years old. The U.S.-China relationship has evolved from no-contact to rivalry states in the last two century. How did this happen? This paper traces the evolution of the U.S.-China relationship from a long time ago to eighteenth to nineteenth century, WW I period, WW II Period, and post WW II to current century (in four parts)...
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Evolution of the U.S. - China Relations (IVa)
Abstract China has nearly 5000 years of history. The U.S. is less than 250 years old. The U.S.-China relationship has evolved from no-contact to rivalry states in the last two century. How did this happen? This paper traces the evolution of the U.S.-China relationship from a long time ago to eighteenth to nineteenth century, WW I period, WW II Period, and post WW II to current century (in four parts)...
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#408   6/5  Dr. Wordman  Evolution of the U.S. - China Relations (III)
 Abstract China has nearly 5000 years of history. The U.S. is less than 250 years old. The U.S.-China relationship has evolved from no-contact to a rivalry state in the last two century. How did this happen? This paper traces the evolution of the U.S.-China relationship from a long time ago to eighteenth to nineteenth century, WW I period, WW II Period, and post WW II to current century (in four...
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