The move was adopted following pressure from the United States and its aim was to waste time while paying lip service to democracy.

Chen is pushing the envelope and forcing the United States to draw a line to show him where the limit is.

For every plant in the United States, there are 50 in Asia. As a result of these shifting dynamics, U.S. distribution networks are migrating to the ports.

I think because there are real Indian and Pakistani constituencies in the United States , we'll wind up with money for earthquake relief that may be somewhat above the norm for these kinds of forgotten disasters. I think donors still have some spare change in their pockets.

is being driven by the realities of federal funding and the political climate in the United States.

The United States wants a manageable status quo. It doesn't want to see things out of control.