Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Pres. Nixon's meeting with Chairman Mao in 1972 set the stage and provided security for China's rise-BBC

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4/22/14, "Obama Asia tour: China 'the elephant in the room'," BBC, C. Gracie, BBC China Editor

"The irony in all of this is that since Chairman Mao met President Nixon in 1972, US military dominance in Asia has set the stage for China's rise, providing the security for China to grow rich and strong. 

That was then and this is now. With double digit defence spending and a newly assertive tone from President Xi down, China is signalling that it wants a change of the rules and a different map. 

In Gen Xu's words: "It's just as Napoleon said. When China wakes it will shake the world. And the Americans can't bear it. We've woken up and we're recovering our might.""...(near end of 'Alarming Standoff' subhead)


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