{"id":64446,"date":"2016-06-05T22:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=64446 "},"modified":"2016-06-05T22:12:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T22:12:00","slug":"64446-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=64446","title":{"rendered":"Kerry in Mongolia to Promote Cultural Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Mongolian woman dressed in red traditional deel with LV shoes greets US Secretary of State John Kerry as her arrives in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (N. Ching\/VOA)<\/span><\/div>
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June 04, 2016 7:25 PM<\/span><\/div>
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ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA—Under the cloudy, cold sky of Ulaanbaatar, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived at a rare destination in his globe-trotting career, and his first trip to Mongolia as the top U.S. diplomat.<\/span><\/div>
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He may be offered the choice of a horse, a camel or a yak by his Mongolian hosts as a gift.<\/span><\/div>
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Vice President Joe Biden chose a horse with his granddaughter when they visited in 2011.<\/span><\/div>
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A traditional Mongolian cultural festival – which features horseback racing, wrestling and archery – will be the highlight of Kerry’s visit to promote cultural and people-to-people relations with Mongolia.<\/span><\/div>
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Best known as the birthplace of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan, this landlocked country stands up as an oasis of democracy, surrounded by the single-party dominated governments of Russia and China.<\/span><\/div>
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The United States established diplomatic relations with Mongolia in 1987.  Washington has been supporting political and economic development of Mongolia, which also maintains good relations with its giant neighbors. <\/span><\/div>
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“It’s a complicated balancing act,” said a senior U.S. State Department official.<\/span><\/div>
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Kerry will launch a new USAID project to “increase both citizen engagement in the democratic political process, and also to enhance good governance in Mongolia,” according to the State Department.<\/span><\/div>
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Relationship with China<\/span><\/div>
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While historically there have been tensions and conflicts between Mongolia and China, they are trading partners.  Mongolia is situated along the corridor of the Chinese-proposed “silk road,” an initiative China has sought to expand trade with other countries.  Mongolia is also a member of the Chinese-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).<\/span><\/div>
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Senior fellow from the Brookings Institution David Dollar told VOA he does not think China has a problem with Mongolia for having a stable relationship with the U.S. <\/span><\/div>
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“Mongolia is very happy to have the United States as a friend to provide some counterweight, Mongolia is a vibrant young democracy, the U.S. has provided quite a bit of assistance to help that democracy take off, so I think it’s a stable situation where Mongolia is happy to do business with China, happy to have the United States as a friend.”<\/span><\/div>
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Mongolia adopted democracy in 1990 and has since conducted several presidential and legislative elections.<\/span><\/div>
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