Experts: US foreign policy lacks strategy
7 years, 10 months ago

Experts: US foreign policy lacks strategy

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2017-05-01 08:17 WASHINGTON - In his first 100 days in office, US President Donald Trump's foreign policy has been tough, but lacking an overall strategy, US experts have said. Experts said Trump's election marks a new era for US foreign policy, as he is more willing to use military force and bomb adversaries. Critics have blasted Trump's predecessor Barack Obama as an ivory tower intellectual who was paralyzed by fear of escalation in some areas and therefore took no real action on pressing foreign policy matters. "Trump's anti-chemical weapons missile strike against Syrian forces caused the Syrians to redouble their conventional bombing of pro-US rebels in non-IS areas of Syria," Wayne White, former deputy director of the State Department's Middle East Intelligence Office, told Xinhua.

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Trump has ordered airstrikes against rebels in Yemen. Here’s why
6 days, 4 hours ago

Trump has ordered airstrikes against rebels in Yemen. Here’s why

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration U.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered airstrikes against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, and issued a warning to Tehran. Threat to global shipping The Houthi rebels started attacking military and commercial ships on one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors shortly after the war in Gaza began between …

A National Security Expert Warns Trump's Foreign Policy Approach Could Backfire
1 week, 2 days ago

A National Security Expert Warns Trump's Foreign Policy Approach Could Backfire

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Since his first term in office, President Donald Trump has been pushing his “America First” agenda, pledging to undo what he has described as U.S. allies taking advantage of the U.S. “We’ve been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth, and we will not let that happen any longer,” Trump said before a joint …

Trump’s reset with Russia shifts US’ focus back on China
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump’s reset with Russia shifts US’ focus back on China

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has peeled Russia away from the ‘axis of upheaval’ and by withdrawing military aid from Ukraine has left little reason for the protracted war in Europe to continue. While it sought to outline the top national security priority for Trump 2.0 in advance by highlighting how Russia’s war on Ukraine had accelerated its cooperation with China, Iran, and …

China is secretly worried Trump will win on trade
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

China is secretly worried Trump will win on trade

Live Mint  

Soon after Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, Xi Jinping asked his aides to urgently analyze the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. His concern, according to people who consult with senior Chinese officials, was that as President Trump gears up for a showdown with Beijing, China could get isolated like Moscow during …

Trump 2.0 works well with a competitive multipolar world
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump 2.0 works well with a competitive multipolar world

Firstpost  

When Donald Trump won the US presidential elections, many foreign policy experts predicted greater geopolitical turbulence and uncertainty ahead. Why Trump’s Foreign Policy Benefits India Trump’s transactional approach is consistent with India’s strategic objectives. Unlike Biden’s decisions, which have frequently limited India’s flexibility, Trump’s deal-making approach gives New Delhi more strategic space to pursue its geostrategic objectives. Moreover, New Delhi’s …

Trump administration targets China with new trade and investment restrictions
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump administration targets China with new trade and investment restrictions

Hindustan Times  

The Trump administration took aim at China with a series of moves involving investment, trade and other issues that raises the risk ties may soon worsen between the US and its top economic rival. The Trump administration targeted China with a number of trade, investment, and other policies that increase the likelihood that relations between the US and its main …

'Escalating clash': Top Trump allies reportedly battle 'once-powerful' fellow Republicans
1 month ago

'Escalating clash': Top Trump allies reportedly battle 'once-powerful' fellow Republicans

Raw Story  

A brewing battle pitting MAGA loyalists against traditional Republican defense hawks is brewing on Capitol Hill – and President Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is at the center of the drama. That’s according to a Friday report in Politico, which detailed the effort inside MAGA world to cast aside individuals whose foreign policy views are more aligned with traditional approaches …

Trump’s attack on Zelensky signals new world order taking shape
1 month ago

Trump’s attack on Zelensky signals new world order taking shape

Live Mint  

President Trump has dramatically shifted the direction of U.S. foreign policy in four short weeks, making the U.S. a less reliable ally and retreating from global commitments in ways that stand to fundamentally reshape America’s relationship with the world. “It’s not that President Trump is abandoning the post-World War II order," said Victoria Coates, vice president for national security and …

What do Trump’s first weeks tell us about his China strategy?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What do Trump’s first weeks tell us about his China strategy?

Live Mint  

China is a theme in President Trump’s first weeks in the White House, factoring into over a third of the more than 80 executive orders and key actions he has signed so far. “He’s less ideologically driven," said Henry Huiyao Wang, founder and president of the Center for China and Globalization, a Beijing think tank. He points to Trump’s order …

Trump makes first big foreign policy blunder with 'clean out' remark: analyst
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump makes first big foreign policy blunder with 'clean out' remark: analyst

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump kicked a hornet's nest when he suggested "cleaning out" Gaza of Palestinians and resettling them in Jordan and Egypt to completely redevelop the land for new settlers, wrote foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius for The Washington Post — a move experts have said would amount to a massive ethnic cleansing project, and which Ignatius believes is a …

'Half the country still dislikes him': Trump warned he could 'find himself in trouble'
2 months ago

'Half the country still dislikes him': Trump warned he could 'find himself in trouble'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is being warned he needs to tap the brakes on some of his most prominent initiatives lest he find himself alienating voters who gave him the benefit of the doubt. Mr. Trump could quickly find himself in trouble if he exceeds his mandate from voters." Former Trump security adviser John Bolton writes in his memoir that Mr. Trump …

Biden says his foreign policy gives Trump ‘a strong hand’
2 months, 1 week ago

Biden says his foreign policy gives Trump ‘a strong hand’

Politico  

Before a supportive crowd of aides and State Department officials, Biden sought to put a bookend on the speech he gave in the same room four years earlier, where he vowed to place diplomacy and democratic values at the center of efforts to rein in autocrats, restore alliances and bring more stability to the world. “But even so, it’s clear …

How Will Trump’s National Security Team Shape His China Policy?
2 months, 1 week ago

How Will Trump’s National Security Team Shape His China Policy?

The Diplomat  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s views on China are often considered to be erratic and unpredictable. Trump’s National Security Picks Are Mostly China Hawks During Trump’s second term in office, much about his approach to China will depend on his foreign policy advisers. In March this year, however, she warned the U.S. House Agricultural Committee to be wary of China buying …

Trump's tariff policy sword with double edge
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's tariff policy sword with double edge

China Daily  

Shen Tiancheng | China Daily With Donald Trump set to be sworn in as the US president for a second time and given the partisan nature of US politics, many observers have been asking what the new Trump administration's China trade policy will be like. Given that the Republican Party also won the majority seats in both the Senate and …

Trump's tariff policy sword with double edge
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's tariff policy sword with double edge

China Daily  

Shen Tiancheng | China Daily With Donald Trump set to be sworn in as the US president for a second time and given the partisan nature of US politics, many observers have been asking what the new Trump administration's China trade policy will be like. Given that the Republican Party also won the majority seats in both the Senate and …

'A hard and fast reality': Trump warned he'll face an 'axis of resistance' in return
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'A hard and fast reality': Trump warned he'll face an 'axis of resistance' in return

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office will find him confronting quite a different world than when he left after losing re-election in 2020 and there are warning signs already on the horizon he may find what worked for him before won't work this go-around. According to a report from the Washington Post's Dan Balz, foreign policy experts are warning …

Trump's biggest challenge: Will he confront China, or cut a deal?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's biggest challenge: Will he confront China, or cut a deal?

Salon  

Gaza, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela: President-elect Donald Trump will face no shortage of foreign policy challenges when he assumes office in January. Both Waltz, Trump’s pick as national security adviser, and Sen. Marco Rubio, his choice as secretary of state, have Waltz, for example, introduced the American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020, …

DC Edit | Trump in Paris: Mixed signals
3 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | Trump in Paris: Mixed signals

Deccan Chronicle  

When he made his flamboyant entry onto the global stage in the historic Paris cathedral, Trump may have been greeted with the resounding philosophy of the Notre Dame reopening that inspired the words — “fire has not conquered stone, and despair has not conquered life”. The usually assertive Trump may, however, have been a bit nonplussed by events in Syria, …

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems

CNN  

CNN — Even the normally brash Donald Trump seems disconcerted by the volatile international situation he’ll inherit as the new president next month and to which he’s certain to inject new unpredictability. The stunning fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria on Sunday created new and treacherous circumstances that will demand Trump’s attention — despite his wish to disengage the …

Syria: US fears vacuum post-Assad with growing concerns over return of ISIS
3 months, 1 week ago

Syria: US fears vacuum post-Assad with growing concerns over return of ISIS

New Indian Express  

President elect- Trump, who visited Paris on Saturday, warned against US involvement in Syria, saying the country is "a mess" and "not our friend." In his remarks, Trump blamed former President Obama for the situation in Syria and suggested that Russia should now distance itself from the country, using its "weakened state" to advocate for a negotiated end to the …

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems

CNN  

CNN — Even the normally brash Donald Trump seems disconcerted by the volatile international situation he’ll inherit as the new president next month and to which he’s certain to inject new unpredictability. The stunning fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria on Sunday created new and treacherous circumstances that will demand Trump’s attention — despite his wish to disengage the …

'This is not our fight': Trump says US should 'stay out of Syria' as Assad regime struggles to survive
Top News
3 months, 1 week ago

'This is not our fight': Trump says US should 'stay out of Syria' as Assad regime struggles to survive

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump urged Washington to stay out of the ongoing crisis in Syria. Calling the country a ‘mess’ he pointed out that it is not America’s fight US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States should not get involved in the ongoing conflict in Syria. Trump’s remarks came shortly after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan …

Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain ground
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain ground

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military should stay out of the escalating conflict in Syria as a shock opposition offensive closes in on the capital, declaring in a social media post, "THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT." With world leaders watching the rapid rebel advance against Syria's Russian- and Iranian-backed president, Bashar Assad, President Joe Biden's national …

Trump hits out at Obama as he says U.S. should not get involved in Syria conflict: ‘Not our fight’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hits out at Obama as he says U.S. should not get involved in Syria conflict: ‘Not our fight’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump criticized former President Barack Obama while wading into …

‘Not our fight’: Donald Trump says US should avoid military action in Syria
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Not our fight’: Donald Trump says US should avoid military action in Syria

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday remarked that the United States should refrain from military action in Syria, as an insurgent offensive has reached the suburbs of the capital, saying, “This is not our fight.” Emmanuel Macron, France's President, right, welcomes US president-elect Donald Trump, before a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, France on Saturday. The US has …

Donald Trump takes swipe at Obama as he warns US should not intervene in Syria
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump takes swipe at Obama as he warns US should not intervene in Syria

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has said the US should not get involved in Syria's civil war. The insurgents have claimed Aleppo and a string of other cities and towns across the country’s northwest and look poised to take the capital of Damascus in a bid to topple Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Donald Trump has said the US should not get involved in …

‘Not our fight’: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Not our fight’: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict

Al Jazeera  

In a morning social media post, Republican Donald Trump indicated the US should have ‘nothing to do’ with Syria’s war. President-elect Donald Trump has signalled that, under his administration, the United States would cease any involvement in Syria’s long-running civil war, hinting at a possible end to support for Kurdish-led forces in the region. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!” Trump campaigned …

Trump can do a business deal with China
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump can do a business deal with China

China Daily  

Editor's note: In recent years, China has made significant strides in pursuit of high-quality economic and cultural development. How can China achieve a breakthrough deal with the next US administration after Donald Trump assumes office on Jan 20 despite the wide expectation he would implement highly disruptive domestic and foreign policies? The worst-case scenario is the US intensifying the tariff …

Trump can do a business deal with China
Trending News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump can do a business deal with China

China Daily  

Editor's note: In recent years, China has made significant strides in pursuit of high-quality economic and cultural development. How can China achieve a breakthrough deal with the next US administration after Donald Trump assumes office on Jan 20 despite the wide expectation he would implement highly disruptive domestic and foreign policies? The worst-case scenario is the US intensifying the tariff …

Trump can do a business deal with China
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump can do a business deal with China

China Daily  

Editor's note: In recent years, China has made significant strides in pursuit of high-quality economic and cultural development. How can China achieve a breakthrough deal with the next US administration after Donald Trump assumes office on Jan 20 despite the wide expectation he would implement highly disruptive domestic and foreign policies? The worst-case scenario is the US intensifying the tariff …

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO
4 months ago

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's victory marked a drastic shift in U.S. foreign policy, driven by his “America First” principles—non-interventionism, trade protectionism, and a focus on reshaping global relations. Trump on NATO and Global Security Donald Trump’s controversial stance on NATO—where he has accused European allies of free-riding on US military commitments—has raised alarm bells in Europe. The future of transatlantic security also …

Trump’s mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. They’ve also been open to working with Democrats — a point underscored when Sen. Mark Warner, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Rubio would be a “strong voice for American interests” abroad. But Rubio, like Waltz in …

Trump signals hard line on China with hawkish cabinet picks
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump signals hard line on China with hawkish cabinet picks

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – United States President-elect Donald Trump is filling his incoming administration with figures known for their hawkish views on China, signalling a tough line on Beijing in areas ranging from national security to trade. Trump on Tuesday also named Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a “Department of Government Efficiency.” Unlike …

How Trump 2.0 is more a challenge for China
4 months, 1 week ago

How Trump 2.0 is more a challenge for China

Firstpost  

While Donald Trump’s seemingly ‘isolationist’ foreign policies provide some space for China to fill in Asia and beyond, it is unlikely to be a breather for Beijing given the structural intent behind Trump’s policy of ‘Making America Great Again’ With these two emerging disruptions in the US and China, the impact on the rest of the world is going to …

China open to enhancing Sino-US relations based on 'three principles'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China open to enhancing Sino-US relations based on 'three principles'

China Daily  

Donald Trump's pledge during his campaign to end the Middle East and Ukraine crises in a short time became the focus of media reports and commentaries soon after he won the presidential election on Tuesday. But how Sino-US relations will develop during his second term as US president has been the common focus of a broader group of people, because …

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.

Slate  

Many Europeans woke up Wednesday morning stunned to learn that while they were sleeping, their nightmare had come true—Donald Trump had won the American presidential election, and not by a small margin. During this year’s campaign, he has said he would end the war in Ukraine immediately, even before he takes office—and his one great European friend, Hungarian Prime Minister …

Trump's erratic foreign policy to meet 'a world on fire'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's erratic foreign policy to meet 'a world on fire'

Daily Mail  

Trump's response to Ukraine war could set tone for his agenda * Trump expected to continue arming Israel without strings attached to aid * Trump pledges tough stance on China, ramping up tariffs on goods By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Nov 6 - While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia's …

The Trump agenda: Here’s what to expect from his second term
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Trump agenda: Here’s what to expect from his second term

Politico  

T rump has said that he wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza by January should he win the presidency. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner was heavily involved in Trump’s Middle East policy under the last administration, helping formulate the plan for Israel and the Palestinians and brokering the Abraham Accords — a deal in which …

Beijing reacts cautiously to Donald Trump’s presidential win, emphasises 'mutual respect' in US-China ties
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing reacts cautiously to Donald Trump’s presidential win, emphasises 'mutual respect' in US-China ties

India TV News  

Amid Donald Trump's historic victory in the recently concluded US polls, China on Wednesday exercised utmost caution in its statement regarding his win. Speaking to the media, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning asserted that Beijing will continue to manage its relationship with the US in accordance with the principles of mutual respect. Notably, while carefully addressing Trump’s victory, the …

Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests
9 months ago

Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests

Live Mint  

-- If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he should sever all economic ties with China, consider deploying the entire US Marine Corps to Asia and resume live nuclear-weapons testing, his former national security adviser writes in an article offering the most detailed account of what foreign policy may look like in a second Trump term. “As China seeks …

Donald Trump wants to change the world from the White House. Here's what he's said he'd do in a second term
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump wants to change the world from the White House. Here's what he's said he'd do in a second term

ABC  

From ending the war in Ukraine in a day, to encouraging Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO members that don't pay the bills, Donald Trump's public proclamations on the foreign policy he'd pursue have alarmed allies. Emma Doyle, a former White House principal deputy chief of staff in Trump's administration, says he "tends to really believe …

Trump 2.0 foreign policy would not differ on China, India, may change on Ukraine: former Trump official Curtis
1 year ago

Trump 2.0 foreign policy would not differ on China, India, may change on Ukraine: former Trump official Curtis

The Hindu  

As the U.S. elections increasingly look like a Trump v/s Biden rematch from 2020, U.S. Foreign policy will differ on certain issues like Russia and support to the U.N. depending on who wins, but there will be continuity on issues like China and the Indo-Pacific, says former Trump administration official Lisa Curtis. I don’t think I see a tremendously different …

Column: Trump wanted to pull the U.S. out of NATO. In a second term, he’s more likely to try
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Trump wanted to pull the U.S. out of NATO. In a second term, he’s more likely to try

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks this month at a rally in Conway, S.C., where he said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies who don’t spend enough on defense. At a campaign rally this month in South Carolina, Trump said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies that don’t spend enough on defense. “Trump creates doubts … that undercut …

US foreign policy: Biden’s legacy and the next president’s challenges
1 year, 2 months ago

US foreign policy: Biden’s legacy and the next president’s challenges

Hindustan Times  

At the beginning of 2024, United States foreign policy finds itself at a crossroads with multiple pulls. The political and security dynamic resulting from this is likely to impact the US’s foreign policy posture and orientation for at least half a decade to come. China has been a defining foreign policy issue for the US and managing China’s growing military, …

Former US President Trump to appoint loyalists to reshape foreign policy on China, NATO and Ukraine
1 year, 3 months ago

Former US President Trump to appoint loyalists to reshape foreign policy on China, NATO and Ukraine

Firstpost  

Among his proposals on the campaign trail this year, Trump has said he would deploy U.S. Special Forces against the Mexican cartels - something unlikely to get the blessing of the Mexican government. “At the outset of his administration, there were a lot of people that were interested in implementing their own policies, not the president’s policies.” Having more loyalists …

Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0
1 year, 7 months ago

Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0

Al Jazeera  

Once again the world is in the grips of a heated US election season that could have global repercussions. Just as he reversed much of what his predecessor, President Barack Obama, achieved globally, whether on climate change, trade, nuclear proliferation, Russia, Europe or the Middle East, Trump would Under a second Trump presidency, it would be impossible to reach another …

US hawk John Bolton touts ‘grand strategy’ to counter Russia and China
1 year, 11 months ago

US hawk John Bolton touts ‘grand strategy’ to counter Russia and China

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has suggested the US government to implement a new Cold War-style strategy against Russia and China. Describing his “grand-strategy” approach to geopolitics in a Wall Street Journal column on Wednesday, Bolton suggested that the West should cut back on social programs to fund military spending, renew testing of nuclear weapons, and …

DC Edit | How real is the China threat?
2 years ago

DC Edit | How real is the China threat?

Deccan Chronicle  

It may have been rhetoric in a motivational speech to the People’s Liberation Army that lent grim overtones to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech ahead of his coronation as President for an unprecedented third term later this week. Furthermore, an US intelligence assessment report virtually prophesies an India-China clash on the LAC leading to a wider conflict and nasty repercussions …

Pentagon: Despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to US
2 years, 4 months ago

Pentagon: Despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — China remains the greatest security challenge for the United States despite Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the threat from Beijing will determine how the U.S. military is equipped and shaped for the future, according to a new Pentagon defense strategy. At the same time, the 80-page, unclassified report notes Russia’s war in Ukraine and says Moscow is a …

Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House laid out a national security strategy Wednesday aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia even as it stressed that domestic investments are key to helping the U.S. compete in the critical decade ahead. “Likewise, to advance shared prosperity domestically and to uphold the rights of all Americans, we must proactively shape …

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