Ralph Winnie Jr. with the Mongolian President
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
Link to Sputnik News Interview of Ralph Winnie, Jr - March 2017
Senators Call for Probe Into US Assault on Traditional Values in Other Nations
Six US senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this week calling for an investigation into the Obama administration’s funding for so-called progressive causes and radical groups undermining traditional values and legitimate governments in other countries, analysts told Sputnik.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Historian and international affairs commentator Matthew Dal Santo told Sputnik that the issue brought up in the letter from the senators is of a "real concern," as money of US taxpayers is being used to further a "progressive agenda just about wherever there is a US embassy around the world."
On Tuesday, a group of US Senators led by Mike Lee from the state of Utah called on Tillerson to investigate US embassies funding political factions within other sovereign nations, including through a George Soros-backed organizations funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
"The recent case of Macedonia springs to mind,
where USAID last year used $300,000 to promote an 'LGBTI
[Lesbian-Gas-Bisexual-Transgender-Intersex] ‘Inclusion Project' that
would inevitably run counter to the teachings of the local Orthodox
Church, the biggest religious group in the country," Dal Santo said
on Thursday.
The senators’ letter specifically mentioned Macedonia, where credible
organizations have noted US and EU direct interference in the country’s
political process by aiding leftist and radical groups to foment
unrest, as well as interfere in elections, courts and the media.
"Perhaps those countries should be allowed
to go through a process of public discussion and decide for themselves
what is right for them — just as the US has done on this issue —
without the government of the United States deciding that it already
knows what's best for them?" Dal Santo suggested.
Under Obama, the US government intervened in Macedonia and other
countries through USAID funds given to Soros’ foundations and other
nominally non-governmental entities. The US embassy, either via the
Soros network or otherwise, used taxpayer funds to pressure officials,
meddle in elections and courts, impose media censorship and otherwise
undermine the country’s government, according to published reports.
The Macedonians have been particularly incensed that the Soros
network has promoted the so-called "Tirana platform," calling for a
bilingual, federalized Macedonia split into an Albanian and Macedonian
part, which could lead to a subsequent partition of the country. More
than 150,000 Macedonian have demonstrated in the past two weeks daily
in Skopje and 30 other towns in opposition to the Tirana platform.
"The argument isn't about whether such a cause
is or isn't right or worthy. It's about the US seeking to export Western
beliefs and values to societies with different, more traditional
values," Dal Santo explained.
The senators’ letter identified the growing problem of rival factions
within the US federal government competing to promote rival and
polarized agendas and ideologies, Eurasian Business Coalition Vice
President Ralph Winnie warned.
"The problem now is you have got competing
interests in the US government — conservative and liberal. Therefore you
have the danger that successive or alternative factions in government
will promote conflicting and contradictory policies. If that happens,
you are going to have a lot of problems," he said.
The United States needs to have a consistent foreign policy with a consistent message, Winnie explained.
"That is the problem: We haven’t had a consistent message," he said.There was a strong feeling in many countries around the world that elites were controlling the agenda against the interests of ordinary people, Winnie noted.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Saturday, April 29, 2017
China courts region as Trump pulls back on free trade
Is it the end of free trade as we know it? After a campaign where he promised the return of jobs lost abroad, Donald Trump announced that on day one of his presidency he'll scrap the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Will US workers be better off with it or without it? Russia and China, both left out of TPP, see reason to smile. Could this lead to a new era of protectionism or even a trade war?
Original Link: http://www.france24.com/en/20161122-debate-trump-trade-tpp-china-part-one
China’s Xi arrives in Florida ahead of ‘difficult’ talks with Trump
President Donald Trump opens a high-stakes summit Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the threat of nuclear North Korea and trade on the agenda for the first meeting between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.
The leaders were arriving in South Florida separately Thursday afternoon for the summit at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, a location the White House said was selected to give the two days of discussions a more relaxed feel.
Xi landed in West Palm Beach, Florida, and was greeted by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump and Xi, joined by their wives, were slated to attend a welcome dinner Thursday night, followed by policy discussions on Friday.
Both as a candidate and president, Trump has taken an aggressive posture toward China, labeling Beijing "tremendous problem" and arguing that lopsided trade deals with China shortchange American businesses and workers. Last week, the president predicted in a tweet that his meeting with Xi would be "very difficult."
The White House has downplayed expectations for a breakthrough on issues like trade and tariffs, insisting that the 24-hour summit is mostly an introductory meeting for the two leaders. And within Trump's administration, there are still divisions over how to approach China.
According to U.S. and foreign officials, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and economic adviser Gary Cohn are leading the charge for boosting bilateral relations with China and exploring the potential for greater economic cooperation. But economic adviser Peter Navarro, author of the book "Death by China: Confronting the Dragon - a Global Call to Action," prefers trying to isolate China, in keeping with Trump's "America First" mantra.
Patrick Cronin, a China expert with the Center for a New American Security, said the Trump administration does not have "a reconciled trade and economic policy yet, and the differing views on China in the White House underscore that."
Ahead of the summit, Trump signed a pair of executive orders focused on reducing the U.S. trade deficit. The moves appeared to be a shot at China, which accounted for the vast bulk - $347 billion - of last year's $502 billion trade deficit. Chinese exports to the U.S. totaled some $388.1 billion last year.
Anthony Ruggiero, an East Asia expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said China may be may be more willing to accommodate Trump on trade and economic issues than on regional security issues, including North Korea. Xi, a shrewd political operator, is unlikely to want to rock the boat ahead of a Communist Party conclave later this year that will install new leadership.
The urgency about North Korea is expected to be at the forefront of the leaders' discussions. A senior White House official said this week that the "clock has now run out" on Pyongyang, though officials have not detailed what steps Trump is willing to take to halt North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
Like his predecessors, Trump is pressing China to exert more economic pressure on North Korea, though there is no sign he will be any more successful than past American presidents. In an interview last week with the Financial Times, Trump said that if China doesn't take a tougher stand, the US is prepared to act alone.
Xi is also expected to seek assurances that Trump will not interfere in the territorial dispute over the South China Sea or question the "One China" policy by reaching out to Taiwan's leader again, as he did during the transition. The move infuriated Beijing, leading Trump to eventually reiterate his commitment to the decades-old policy.
Previous White Houses have held China accountable for its human rights record, something this administration has made very little mention of, whether in China or elsewhere. It also remains to be seen whether the Obama administration's deal with Beijing to curb Chinese cybertheft for economic gain and its hacking of U.S. companies will be addressed.
Original Link: http://www.france24.com/en/20170406-china-usa-meeting-trump-xi-florida-talks-trade-north-korea
Friday, April 14, 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Ralph Winnie, Jr. interview on Sputnik News Regarding Mueller Investigation
07:12 04.11.2017 ©
AP Photo/ J. Scott Applewhite
Special
Prosecutor Robert Mueller is following the pattern of the Watergate
investigation that eventually brought down President Richard Nixon in
his legal strategy of forcing testimony from lower level aides to
implicate their superiors including President Donald Trump, analysts
told Sputnik.WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Friday, a US Judge set May 7 as the trial date for former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and his Deputy Richard Gates, who were indicted for allegedly money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent in work for the Ukraine government.
The indictments came as part of Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election.
In a parallel investigation that is also focused on Russia, former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page testified in a closed Congressional hearing on Thursday that he notified Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he was traveling to Russia during the presidential campaign. Page’s testimony contradicts what Sessions told the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this year.
University of California Emeritus Professor of Law Beau Grosscup told Sputnik that Mueller's tactics to build cases against lower level officials echoed the pattern of the investigation that eventually forced Nixon to resign in 1974.
"This is the beginning of the drip-drip that brought down Nixon," he said.
However, Mueller is an experienced and successful prosecutor who would move carefully to make sure each step of his probe was airtight, Grosscup said.
"Mueller and his team have to be cautious and have their 'ducks in a row' as they go after the President," he explained.
Grosscup said the indictments this week against three former Trump campaign officials including Manafort were examples of this strategy being successfully applied.
"Mueller is intent on flipping the 'little fish' to go after higher-ups. I expect him to focus on the financial ties between the Trump campaign personnel and eventually Trump himself," he said.
Grosscup observed that the indictment was meant to threaten Manafort with the prospect of serving years in jail unless he cooperated with Mueller against Trump.
"According to analysis of the 12 part indictment, the [charges] are all serious, meaning significant jail time," he said.
Eurasian Business Coalition Vice President Ralph Winnie told Sputnik that Manafort's indictment and Page's testimony put the spotlight on Sessions, which is all part of the Mueller plan.
"Mueller’s strategy is to look at the whole picture," Winnie said.
Mueller likely had the next steps in his grand strategy already planned and might announce more indictments rapidly in his efforts to put pressure on Trump's advisers, Winnie remarked.
"It is still an open question where these indictments will lead. We are going to see what happens over the next couple of weeks," he said.
Moscow has repeatedly refuted allegations that it meddled in the election. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the accusations "absolutely groundless" and that Russian government never had contacts with the Trump campaign team.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
March 28th CCTV interview of Ralph Winnie, Jr. -Premier Li visit to Australia and New Zealand-Free Trade Agreement
Ralph Winnie on China-New Zealand economic ties
Monday, March 27, 2017
October 2016 interview of Ralph Winnie, Jr. in Xinhua
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By Matthew Rusling
St. Louis, United States, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump needs to pivot to jobs and the economy in order to win Sunday night's presidential debate, a Trump delegate told Xinhua on Sunday.
The tapes, from an interview several years back with radio shock jock Howard Stern, as well as off-camera moments years ago on the set of TV show Access Hollywood, have caused shockwaves in the U.S. media and outrage among Trump's critics.
"Trump must give an honest, forthright, contrite apology and reiterate the fact that he is a changed man, as opposed to the time when the comments were made," Ralph Winnie, an alternate Trump delegate during the primaries for the state of Hawaii, told Xinhua in an interview.
The tapes include Trump's lewd remarks that being famous allowed him to "kiss any woman," and about grabbing women's genitals. The backlash has been so severe that high-ranking Republicans are backing away from the brash billionaire. Trump has issued a defiant apology and even his wife Melania blasted the comments as "unacceptable and offensive."
Trump also needs to "warn that more stuff may come out about his past...to distract the American people about the true problems facing America, such as jobs, the economy, and national security, (but he should add that) he is a changed man," Winnie said.
"Trump should indicate that running for president and connecting with the American people is the most humbling and inspirational experience a person can have," he said.
After apologizing, Trump needs to show discipline and stay on message in the most crucial debate so far against rival Hillary Clinton, Winnie said.
Trump's advisors have sat him down and told him the mistakes that he made during the first debate, which was that he didn't go after Clinton on the Clinton Foundation and the emails, Winnie said.
Winnie was referring to the multiple scandals and allegations of corruption that have dogged Clinton in recent years, especially the past year.
Those include an alleged pay-for-play scheme in which high rolling donors to the Clinton Foundation - a charity organization - were supposedly given special access to Clinton while she was secretary of state under President Barack Obama. In the United States, this is considered a major conflict of interest, and critics have blasted Clinton for what they call criminal behavior.
Scandals also include Clinton's questionable use of a personal email account and personal server while conducting business as secretary of state. Critics said she played hard and fast with U.S. national security.
While Trump's campaign has promoted the narrative of a corrupt Clinton, the New York billionaire failed to use these issues against Clinton in the Sept. 26 debate.
"He's going to hit her very hard," Winnie said, referring to team Trump's plans for how the candidate will engage Clinton on the debate stage on Sunday. "He'll try and put her on the defensive."
Trump is going to reenforce the negative perception that Clinton is a political hack who's corrupt, who's involved in scandals, Winnie said.
Trump has to show he's an acceptable alternative to Clinton, he said. "And that's what he's looking to do - to have a solid debate performance, get her on the defensive, really highlight the strong issue of corruption and also the economy," he said.
But given the recent release of the tapes, Trump may well have an uphill climb in Sunday's debate, and analysts said he will be on the defensive, despite the need to play offense.
Trump is likely to stick with the strategy of hammering Clinton, but Clinton now has the advantage after the release of the tapes, analysts said.
But experts said the tape will be difficult to defend for Trump, and it will be difficult to change the subject for him without seeming to be dismissive of the issue.
Moreover, Trump may have a difficult time controlling the direction of the debate, since the town hall format allows the audience to ask questions.
Winnie said Trump's VP pick Mike Pence set a good example for Trump by winning the debate with Clinton's running mate Senator Tim Kaine earlier this week.
Pence remained calm and cool while debating Kaine. This is much needed in the Trump performance Sunday night, given not only the tapes, but also Trump's recent trivial social media war with a former Miss Universe, which did not help him with voters.
"What Trump has to do is stay focused on the issues," Winnie said.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Ralph Winnie discusses the expectations surrounding the Trump and Abe meeting
Ralph Winnie discusses the expectations surrounding the Trump and Abe meeting
To understand the mission of Abe’s visit with President Trump and what both parties expectations are in the meeting, CGTN’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke to Ralph Winnie, director of Global Business Development and the Eurasian Business Coalition’s China Program.Thursday, February 2, 2017
Ralph Winnie Jr. participates with the Confucius Institutes Host of the NGO Youth Delegation
Dear All,
Last Saturday morning, you came
to the Confucius Institute, US Center, to meet with the Beijing NGO
Youth Delegation. You presented your organizations and shared inspiring
information about your wonderful programs, from
the UN Foundation’s Clean Stove Program to the Earth Day’s continued
efforts for environmental protection, from USCPFA’s 40 years of
dedicated development of friendship with Chinese people to EURASIA
Center’s comprehensive international business services,
and from UCTID’s innovative financing support to start up technology
companies to CIUSC’s four areas of cultural & educational programs.
Together with the Beijing NGO Youth delegation, we celebrated the
Chinese New Year in a special and meaningful way. Thank
you so very much for your participation in and support to this
roundtable meeting!
Attached please find some photos of this event.
Best regards!
Jason Wang
President
US-China Council for International Exchange, Inc. 
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