[Liz]

SOURCE https://www.zimbio.com/photos/Antonio+Villaraigosa/ Xi+Jinping/zH6PPeh8wz0/Chinese+Vice+President+Attends+LA+Lakers+Game

In This Photo: Jerry Brown, Antonio Villaraigosa, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Xi Jinping Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L), California Gov. Jerry Brown (2nd R), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg (2nd Row, R) attend the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns NBA basketball game at Staples Center on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Xi wrapped up his five-day visit to the U.S. by attending the Lakers game.

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(Feb. 16, 2012 - Source: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America)

[Renfrew]

China is a more difficult opponent to deal with than a pure military power like the USSR or Germany.

China isn’t sending armed forces to gain power around the world. They are sending briefcases full of money.

The money is hard to resist, and it is harder to oppose as on the surface it does not have evil intentions.