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Post #219: Is China a “Responsible Great Power”?

31 Oct 201830 Oct 2018
President Xi Jinping would like everyone to pay attention to how China is exerting leadership in world affairs as a “responsible great power.” While the Trump administration is in retreat,…
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Post #80: The Looming US-China Crisis in the South China Sea

10 Jun 201527 Feb 2017
The long-running, multi-party dispute over control of islets in the South China Sea (SCS) is worsening both in rhetoric and provocative activity.  (For background, see my posts #23 and 41.)…
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Post #41 – The US-China Tangle Over the South China Sea

21 Aug 201427 Feb 2017
The best way to describe the latest round of U.S.-China dispute over the South China Sea (SCS) is “déjà vu all over again.”  (See post #23 for background.)  The setting…

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