China And The U.S.: Too Big To Fail -- Jfferey Wasserstrom, Time Magazine
Beijing has fervently denounced U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to sell more arms to Taiwan, and loudly demanded that he break his coming date with the Dalai Lama. Is this proof that China-U.S. relations have entered a radically new and deeply worrisome phase?
It's tempting to see it that way. There has been much talk of China ruling the world and the clash of civilizations this would prompt. Much has been made of the notion that Chinese leaders have been showing an unexpected cockiness vis-à-vis the U.S. of late, tightly controlling what Obama did when in China, refusing to follow American leads in Copenhagen and then lambasting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for criticizing Beijing in a Jan. 21 speech on Internet freedom. But it's a temptation worth resisting.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
China Is Dictating Terms to the West -- Rowan Callick, Real Clear World/The Australian
The End of Diplomacy? -- Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy
The audacity of Afghan peace hopes -- M.K. Bhadrakumar, The Hindu
Taking Tea with the Taliban -- Michael Rubin, Commentary Magazine
Who Blinks First: Iran or Israel? -- Azar Azadi, Jerusalem Post
More Mr. Nice Guy: While nukes proliferate, Obama fiddles. -- John Bolton, Weekly Standard
US Bungling in Ukraine -- Doug Bandow, Korea Times
North Korea’s Dilemma -- Jillian Melchior, Commentary Magazine
IPCC: International Pack of Climate Crooks -- Marc Sheppard, American Thinker
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