The emerging consensus for a regional initiative – Moscow Format – as spearheaded by Russian with the support of China, Pakistan and other countries, for a durable negotiated solution to the protracted Afghan civil war, was not less significant in mounting pressure on the US..…

China claims full sovereignty over Taiwan, which broke away from mainland China during a civil war in 1949. Almost all countries, including the US, have recognized that sovereignty under a policy known as “One China.” . ..…