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thecable.foreignpolicy.com - 17 days ago
The end of the concept of "strategic reassurance"?
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Multiple sources tell The Cable that the Obama administration will avoid Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg 's idea of "strategic reassurance" with China during the President's trip to Asia next week, as the U.S.-China policy community struggles to sort out the meaning and ...
Is China headed toward collapse?
politico.com - 12 days ago
Is China headed toward collapse?
— politico.com — Some say a much-vaunted Chinese economic miracle is nothing but a paper dragon. (more) Is China headed toward collapse?

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washingtonpost.com - 12 days ago
China proves to be an aggressive foe in cyberspace
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) China proves to be an aggressive foe in cyberspace

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ft.com - 16 days ago
China brands US ‘protectionist’
— ft.com — China brands US ‘protectionist’ (more) China brands US ‘protectionist’

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Weekly Standard Blog — "Unpleasant as it may be for the president to hear, his policy is objectively aiding the Tehran regime and harming the opposition in their ongoing struggle." Strategic Reassurance, we hardly knew ye. Vulnerable freshman Democrats abandoning ship on health care. Apparently they learned the wrong lesson from the Deeds Disaster in Virginia. Oh wait, two more Dems just bailed on the health care vote. Hoyer isn't sure they have the votes yet, the vote may get pushed to Sunday or next ...

How to Appease China Without Really Trying: Strategic Reassurance
Weekly Standard Blog — ... After Steinberg floated the concept, the administration said nothing further in public about it for about six weeks, leading to much speculation by various commentators about the true meaning and importance of this new label inside the administration.  This speculation culminated in an item by Josh Rogin at the Cable last week reporting that Steinberg had gotten ahead of the rest of the administration by announcing this new policy without getting buy-in from his colleagues at State and beyond.  (The Post article confirms this.)  The rumor that the policy was ...

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Robert Kagan and Dan Blumenthal have noted that President Obama's policy towards China is called "strategic reassurance." The policy apparently consists of making gestures and concessions designed to convince the Chinese that the U.S. is an innocuous player on the global stage, or at least in ...
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