The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the United States on Thursday of its decision to deny the USS John C. Stennis and its escort ships access to the former British colony, Darragh Paradiso, a spokeswoman for the US Consulate General in Hong Kong, said by phone. The ministry provided no
Date: Apr 29, 2016
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Thai activist gets 15 years for insulting monarchy
A U.S. State Department spokeswoman, Darragh Paradiso, said the United States has utmost respect for the Thai monarchy, but is "troubled by recent prosecutions and court decisions that are not consistent with international standards of freedom of expression."
Date: Dec 15, 2011
Category: World
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US urged to press China over Tibet self-immolation
Darragh Paradiso, State Department spokeswoman for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, said the U.S. government repeatedly has urged access for both journalists and diplomats and has directly raised its serious concern about the self-immolations with China.
State department spokesperson Darragh Paradiso said on Thursday that US policy towards North Korea was "consistent with our long-standing goal of providing emergency humanitarian assistance to the people of countries around the world where there are legitimate humanitarian needs".