Tag: challenges
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Asheville, North Carolina, schools plan to reopen a month after Helene hit, but challenges remain
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — When schools here reopen for the first time since Hurricane Helene unleashed a frightening deluge on western North Carolina, teachers won’t simply pick up where they left off in their lesson plans. They’ll also provide a space for students to discuss the life-altering effect the storm had on their region. While all…
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China cannot represent Taiwan and should work with Taipei on global challenges, Lai says
TAIPEI — China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat global challenges such as climate change, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, striking both a firm and a conciliatory tone. Lai, who took office in May after being elected in January, is detested by…
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‘No challenges can stop China’s progress,’ Xi Jinping says in 75th anniversary speech
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that no challenges can stop the country from moving forward and reiterated Beijing’s reunification aims with Taiwan. He was speaking at a reception commemorating the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, which was founded on Oct. 1, 1949. “The path ahead will definitely see challenges,” Xi said,…
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Faced with the unique challenges of filling a potential Trump Cabinet, quiet transition work is underway
WASHINGTON — For many who answered to President Donald Trump, the job was a risk-reward proposition like no other. There was a chance to win his favor and shape national policy. And there was the possibility of running afoul of the boss and getting publicly humiliated. Cabinet secretaries came and went in a Trump administration…