[King Prout]

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[CHARLITE]

Thanks, King! I read this one very early this morning on the WA Times, and decided not to post it for 2 reasons: first, Bill Gertz, who is very professional in every way, always seems to draw the more dire conclusions about how "bad" everything is. I find his cheerless and dreary - and generally hope that he's wrong on most of his "sound-the-alarm" pieces.

Secondly, I declined to post it because of its sheer length. While it does present what appears to be a thorough analysis of China's overtly expansionist intentions, I generally try to avoid posting excerpts from articles which then turn out to be interminable, once the reader clicks on the link.

I agree, though, that this is not a subject to be ignored. China poses a giant quandary for America on many levels.

Thanks for the ping!

Char :)

[Squantos]

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