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...Beijing has denounced Washington's missile shield, and warned that it will spark a new arms race and threaten relations with the U.S. Among Beijing's central fears is that a U.S. missile umbrella would one day be extended to Taiwan, which China would find intolerable. But it's also concerned that even the most limited version of the missile shield that Washington would deploy as soon as possible to counter the threat of missiles from "rogue" states would effectively neutralize its own missile fleet, which is believed to number around 20 ICBMs...
...community. It is disgusting to see that as Harvard’s endowment reaches astronomical proportions it is matched only by the administration’s ruthlessness in destroying human lives and dignity. And it is disgusting to witness the cold hypocrisy of Harvard administrators as they threaten, degrade and destroy the jobs of Harvard’s lowest-paid workers, then turn around and tell the press that they are cooperating to improve the lives of Harvard employees...
...China ties have immense implications for global stability and prosperity; and Washington and Beijing walk a fine line between mutual exploitation and deep mistrust. Serious differences on crucial issues threaten to ignite tensions between the powers...
...have stepped up their persecution of Chinese Christians and intellectuals, not to mention their brutal repression of Falun Gong members. In 1998, after the mistaken bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, a mistake for which the U.S. apologized many times, the Chinese encouraged street protests in Beijing which threatened the lives of the U.S. ambassador and his family. The situation became so dire that embassy personnel began destroying classified documents for fear that the compound would be overrun. It took personal pleas from high ranking U.S. officials for the Chinese to actually step in and protect the embassy compound...
...budget received a large increase in funding this year. Surveillance flights in international waters are completely legal under international law and in the case of these specific flights are absolutely essential to our ability to monitor China’s military and to make sure that they do not threaten Taiwan. A cessation of these flights would send a signal to our allies that we are not committed to ensuring peace and stability in Southeast Asia. It would also send a signal to China that the new administration is not as tough as it once claimed...