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November 8, 2010

China Threat Marks Post 9/11 Era

Peter Beinart, The Daily Beast

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China is playing a larger and larger role in President Obama's foreign policy as well. In August, the Obama administration sent the USS George Washington to do joint exercises with Vietnam, which has territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea.

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TAGGED: Beijing, Vietnam, China, South China Sea, Obama administration, Obama

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