Proponents of the project argue construction of the tunnel will provide economic benefits for Russia by allowing the country to develop its resource-rich, remote FarEastregion, while providing the U.S. with a reliable source of long-term energy.
Many of these children come from thefareast of India -- a region at the crossroads of trade routes with Nepal and Bhutan, which is now a hub of trade in young women.
Typically, as tensions have mounted in one area of the world or another notably in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf and theFarEast, the United States has responded by increasing its naval presence in theregion.
And we have made great strides in engaging with theFarEast, for example, with the Pacific region in a way that was neglected prior to this administration.