However, China's Nationalistic policy is fused around the Chinese Communist Party's economic driven developmental policy, ensuring its citizens prosperity through development in every sector. A policy that has lead to great economic progress while causing great distress over the rising military strength and speech regulations that have been created to ensure the CCP's power and influence. The article ends with a list of not so well thought and perhaps even militaristic defense ramp up like suggestions including increased sell of arms to Taiwan,and increased military presence in the nations surrounding China.This article appears to take Hu Jintao's tour and arrival in the U.S. as a threat to U.S. power and possible sovereignty. This however suggests a lack of understanding of the President Hu Jinato's OWN agenda into the mix. Much of which was focused on visiting areas with a high penetration of foreign learners of Chinese language and Chinese culture, suggesting perhaps a more pressing look at China's soft power then the evident hard power suggested in this article.
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January 17, 2011 | Foreign Policy Initiative
As Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, China is becoming increasingly assertive. With a rapidly growing economy, a population of more than 1.3 billion people, and a swiftly modernizing military, China’s actions over the past two years have raised questions about whether its rise will continue to be a peaceful one.
President Obama’s policy toward Beijing has evolved since he entered office in January 2009. After initially pursuing a strategy of engagement that failed to bear fruit, the Obama administration today seems much more realistic about Chinese actions. Hu Jintao’s visit represents an opportunity for the administration to show that it is serious about forging a U.S.-China relationship that reassures our allies in Asia, and sends a message to Beijing about long-term U.S. interests in the region...
The breadth and scope of China’s modernization, as well as the doctrines guiding it, give ample reason for the United States to regard China as a clear threat to U.S. allies as well as American forces in the region. In both official and estimated figures, China has tripled its military budget over the past 14 years, doing so at a time when every other major power was cutting military expenditures and despite the fact that China itself faces no obvious external threat. Certainly, the enormity of that expenditure underscores the importance that the Chinese have placed on establishing a modern military force, and should give policymakers reason for extreme circumspection regarding China’s long-term goals...
Thus, President Obama should, in cooperation with members of Congress, take the following actions:
Solidify America’s relationships with our Asian allies to counter-balance the increasing capability and reach of China’s military. Increased arms sales to Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, and India; as well as an expanded regional missile defense architecture to counter China’s ballistic missile threat would dramatically improve the East Asian security situation. The United States should also encourage these allies to increasingly conduct joint political meetings as well as military exercises...
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