Friday 21 March 2008


SHAPING CHINA’S GLOBAL CHOICES THROUGH DIPLOMACY

Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Statement Before the U.S. – China Economic and Security Review Commission
Washington, DC
March 18, 2008

Vice Chairman Bartholomew, Commissioner Blumenthal, thank you for inviting me again to discuss with you the state of our relationship with the People’s Republic of China.

The topic of this hearing is very timely. There is little doubt that China’s regional and global influence is rising rapidly. My colleague David Sedney will discuss the military policies underpinning China’s growing influence. I would like to speak about how United States policy has responded to the growing influence that has flowed from China’s expanding diplomatic and economic engagement in the East Asia region and around the world.

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