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245			_aAphorisms and suspicious
260			_c2005
520			_aAs George Bush goes to China the world's two biggest powers continue nervously to appraise each other's ambitions. Since Mr Bush's last visit to China however, is that under Mr Hu, the country's diplomacy has become distinctly more robust-partly, some in Washington fear to the detriment of American security. In a report July the Pentagon expressed concerns about China's military power in the region saying that current trends in China's military modernisation could provide China with a force capable of prosecuting a range of military operations in Asia well beyond Taiwan.
650			_aCHINA _x POLITICAL
690			_aChina
773			_aThe Economist: _g 19 November 2005, pp.21-23
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