New China-US ties promising
<p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="Flash">Flash</span> <span word="Player">Player</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sunnylands">Sunnylands</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pronouncements">pronouncements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="bonhomie">bonhomie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="niceties">niceties</span> <span word="papering">papering</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="irreconcilable">irreconcilable</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>, <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Dialogue">Dialogue</span> (<span word="S">S</span>&<span word="ED">ED</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>-<span word="less">less</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="promising">promising</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="flowering">flowering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Sino">Sino</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="S">S</span>&<span word="ED">ED</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="track">track</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Botanical">Botanical</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wholeheartedly">wholeheartedly</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>, <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="substance">substance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="torpedoed">torpedoed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="S">S</span>&<span word="ED">ED</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="pique">pique</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="revelations">revelations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="duly">duly</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="military">military</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="military">military</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="inconclusive">inconclusive</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bilateral">Bilateral</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> (<span word="BIT">BIT</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span>, <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>-<span word="changer">changer</span>!</p>
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