Word: hainan
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...well that ends well? In their first serious foreign policy test, the neophyte Bushies have met the Chinese challenge over Hainan with deftness and aplomb - tough on the basics, creative on the fine line between "regret" and "apology." The troops are home; the spy plane that was almost decapitated by a hotshot Chinese pilot will follow - after the Chinese have taken apart every radar, sensor and computer inside. But this was neither the beginning nor the end of the great U.S.-Chinese duel that will dominate 21st century diplomacy as did the Soviet-American contest in the 20th...
...conclusion: Will the drama end in war between the upstart and the status quo powers, as it did in Europe in 1914 and in the Pacific in 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor? Luckily, history knows similar dynamics but no determinism. Look how Washington and Beijing resolved the Hainan incident. Both knew that matters must not get out of hand, that neither player could be forced to slink away in humiliation. Add two numbers: China's $80 billion trade surplus with the U.S. and 54,000 Chinese students in America. Nobody else in the world will grant China such lavish...
...world destroyed. Today the Chinese know, and so do the Americans; they can look into the crystal with dvd clarity. Great fear breeds great caution, hence the kind of wariness that made both sides stop at the very top of the slippery slope that opened before them in Hainan. All's well that ends well? By no means. China will keep pressing, and the U.S. will keep pressing back. Crises will recur - perhaps all the way to a new cold war. But remember how the first one ended: with a whimper, not with a bang. Cold wars don't turn...
...Losers JESSE JACKSON Bush administration declines J.J.'s request to solve the Hainan incident with "religious diplomacy." Beijing kowtows in gratitude ELTON JOHN Shopaholic pop star loses multimillion dollar lawsuit against his former accountant and ex-manager. Time to slash the fresh flower budget? STEVE BUSCEMI Fargo star gets stabbed during a North Carolina bar brawl. Intense method actor vows to use his injuries to fuel rage-filled indy film performances...
...been reported that President Bush's security aides are advising him to hold off on the sale of Aegis anti-missile destroyers to Taiwan - a hot-button issue for Beijing. That's a strong signal that Washington wants to prevent the fallout from the Hainan incident from determining the course of U.S. Chinese relations...