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U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Meeting: Chinese Views of the United States
Commissioner Aguirre: Okay, I have a more practical question here. You mentioned culture and education as a means to reach Chinese people and expose them to what the United States really is. We are the first power in the world but we have limited resources. You talk about the two Chinas we have, it is not three, right? So my question to you is which one is the most important one to reach to have the highest impact? In economic terms, what is the most efficient use of resources? Which one of the three Chinas do we need to target, our culture and educational efforts? ... [Read More]
Embassy of the United States in Manila
Beltran: I’m sorry if I’m nagging you on this one but I just want to see if there’s been an improvement in terms of the drug situation between the United States and the Philippines regardless of who’s the source. Has there been an improvement? ... Ambassador: I’d be glad to comment on that. First of all, when people around the world think of traveling to a country what do they do? Do they look at our web site for travel advisories? I hope so because that’s good. We try to put out flat factual information. But what they also look at is Google, Yahoo, or other search engines. When they punch in “Philippines,” they’ll get this (holds up newspaper), they’ll get headlines from your newspapers. Things I never said will pop up in the headlines, making the Philippines look like a more dangerous place than it is. The U.S. Government puts out travel advisories and I urge your viewers to check them out. They are flat, factual, balanced statements. And in the case of the Philippines, there’s an American Ambassador who was eager to come back to this country. I go every time I can to ... [Read More]
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