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Beijing, which is nominally neutral on Russia’s war with Ukraine, recently issued its position paper on the conflict, itemizing a 12-point peace plan that could settle matters.
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
In an interview with Chinese state news agency Xinhua released ahead of his visit, Lukashenko is cited as saying the position paper was a testimony to China’s peaceful foreign policy and a new and original step that would have a far-reaching impact.
—Simone Mccarthy, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
At last week’s Munich security conference, Wang Yi—China’s top diplomat—said that China would issue a position paper on the war in Ukraine later this week.
—Quartz, 21 Feb. 2023
A lot of people here in the Twin Cities believe this was an issue with Woodbury homes, but Woodbury was simply the one city who was bold enough to put out a position paper questioning the viability of stucco.
—Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
In an exchange with Mark Shriver, I was pointed to this 2007 position paper in Science, The Science and Business of Genetic Ancestry Testing.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2012
The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms in 2019 published a position paper calling for the end of DST, citing its negative effect on health.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
This was a major contributing factor for the American Heart Association to recently write a position paper on NAFLD.
—Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
In a position paper published online on Friday, the group proposed abandoning the existing names for monkeypox virus clades — West Africa and Congo Basin — and replacing them with numbers, saying the current names are discriminatory.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 13 June 2022
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
In an interview with Chinese state news agency Xinhua released ahead of his visit, Lukashenko is cited as saying the position paper was a testimony to China’s peaceful foreign policy and a new and original step that would have a far-reaching impact.
—Simone Mccarthy, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
At last week’s Munich security conference, Wang Yi—China’s top diplomat—said that China would issue a position paper on the war in Ukraine later this week.
—Quartz, 21 Feb. 2023
A lot of people here in the Twin Cities believe this was an issue with Woodbury homes, but Woodbury was simply the one city who was bold enough to put out a position paper questioning the viability of stucco.
—Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
In an exchange with Mark Shriver, I was pointed to this 2007 position paper in Science, The Science and Business of Genetic Ancestry Testing.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2012
The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms in 2019 published a position paper calling for the end of DST, citing its negative effect on health.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
This was a major contributing factor for the American Heart Association to recently write a position paper on NAFLD.
—Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
In a position paper published online on Friday, the group proposed abandoning the existing names for monkeypox virus clades — West Africa and Congo Basin — and replacing them with numbers, saying the current names are discriminatory.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 13 June 2022
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First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Position paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/position%20paper. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.
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