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Secretary Clinton's Visit to Beijing

Disputes over the South China Sea and China's upcoming leadership transitions should not affect the continuity of U.S.-China relations.

by Douglas H. Paal

published by

CNTV

on September 5, 2012

Source: CNTV

Speaking on CNTV, Carnegie's Douglas Paal explained that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to China this week revealed conflicting ideas over how to resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea. China wants to hold separate bilateral negotiations with each claimant country, while the United States favors a multilateral resolution. Despite this area of disagreement, Paal said tensions between the two countries are overstated, and upcoming leadership transitions should not affect the continuity of U.S.-China relations.

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