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CSIS – AMTI Brief, Sept. 29, 2015

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Xi in Washington: Outcomes Explained
Chinese president Xi Jinping landed in Seattle on September 22 for a weeklong trip to the United States that included his first state visit to Washington and an address to the United Nations in New York. In a joint press conference with President Barack Obama following a meeting at the White House, the Chinese leader raised eyebrows by insisting that Beijing does not intend to militarize the features it has artificially built up in the South China Sea. The two presidents also made announcements on cybersecurity and climate change cooperation, along with finalizing annexes to two military agreements. Observers were left with quite divergent views of the visit. Depending on one’s perspective, Xi’s trip was disappointingly heavy on symbolism and short on substance, or it surprised with important if nascent steps to reduce bilateral tensions and seek areas of cooperation. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – AMTI Brief, Sept. 29, 2015” →

U.S. Gears Up to Challenge Beijing’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’

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Washington has quietly avoided sending U.S. ships near China’s artificial islands. The Obama administration is now mulling a more muscular approach.

U.S. Gears Up to Challenge Beijing’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’

Almost 20 years ago, when China used missile tests to intimidate Taiwan ahead of key elections there, the United States responded by dispatching not one but two aircraft carrier strike groups to the area. The unabashed U.S. show of force set off howls of protest in Beijing, which deemed it a “hostile act,” yet America was able to respond with impunity to brazen Chinese behavior and act to buttress its allies in the region. Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. Gears Up to Challenge Beijing’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’” →