The United States should develop a clear and realistic path for China’s eventual participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and should begin exploring with China a role for the United States within or alongside the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, writes Pacific Council president and CEO Jerrold D. Green, Communications Associate Justin Chapman, and Events Officer Alexandre Moore.

Rip Smith, a founding member and long-time friend of the Pacific Council, was the first minority tenured professor at USC Law. 

This week, Erdoğan and Putin meet in an attempt to resurrect bilateral relations; protesters denounce the timeline for a recall of Venezuela’s president; the world’s longest hunger strike comes to an end; and more.

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