RONG Zhou <br/><br/>
Obama's strategy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan :    a Chinese perpective/ 
Zhou Rong 
 -  2009 
<br/><br/> US support against  the growing strength of the Islamic militants in the Afghan- pakistan border region while questioning long term US motives in the region in relation to Pakistan's nuclear weapons.  The US aim is to ensure that Afghanistan and Pakistan will never be a sanctuary for terrorists to launch attacks against the United States and its western allies. China perspective on this volatile region is strategic and not driven by concerns over specific issues. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PAKISTAN<br/>CHINA<br/>UNITED STATES STRATEGY