James Rubin
James Rubin
James Phillip "Jamie" Rubinis an American former diplomat and journalist. He writes a regular column on foreign affairs for the Sunday Times of London. He was Visiting Scholar 2013–14 at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford. Having served in the State Department during the administration of President Bill Clinton, he became a Sky News television news journalist and commentator. He is married to the CNN correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour...
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We have no reason to think this is any way related to Deputy Secretary Talbott's visit.
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We have no illusions about China's desire to acquire sensitive information and technology for military uses by many different means. It is absolutely not true that we downplayed any evidence of this. We took the issue seriously, as our actions demonstrate.
acquire china continue expectation illusions information military operate seek sensitive technology
We have no illusions about China an d will continue to operate with the expectation that China, like many other countries, will seek to acquire sensitive information and technology for military uses.
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We're into a phase of very hard bargaining. A lot of the underbrush has been cleared away. Some obstacles have been overcome, but significant gaps remain.
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We regard this suggestion as falling far short of what is necessary in order for NATO to stop its air campaign.
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We hope that as a result of the kind of meeting we're trying to arrange, that the various permanent members of the council can bring to bear some leverage and turn this process around before it's too late.
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We do not expect to be able to achieve a core agreement in one round of negotiations.
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We do not consider this problem resolved. On the contrary, we continue to consult with NATO allies about next steps.
anticipate changes deck view
We do not anticipate any changes in our relations. We view this as shuffling deck chairs.
received variety
We received assurances at a variety of levels.
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The president felt there was a very good and serious exchange of views. All issues came up at the dinner,
deeply parties problems solved
The problems between the two parties are complex, they are deeply entrenched and they will not be solved by one trip.
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Those are major sub-systems, missiles or key production facilities for missiles. So they're big and significant items.
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We are committed to fight terrorism here and in every country in the world, and unfortunately again, Fidel Castro is wrong.