This reflects a belief that hot issues such as North Korea, Taiwan and disputed islands will eventually resolve themselves without confrontation, and that waiting will promote better outcomes.

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Washington wants to discuss security issues, specifically the South China Sea, North Korea, and Taiwan.

FORBES: Biden Goes to Beijing

Chiou has served as a correspondent live on location across the Asia Pacific region, covering stories including the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan and reporting from the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

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Topics covered included defense sequestration, nuclear deterrence, terrorist detainee policy, the USA PATRIOT Act, North Korea, Taiwan, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Law of the Sea Treaty.

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This despite evidence that the Communist Chinese remain very much the "strategic competitors" the Bush Administration confronted on taking office, thanks to, among other things, their continuing nuclear build-up, proliferation, threats to Taiwan, life-support for North Korea, trade-devastating currency manipulations and strategic mischief-making in our own hemisphere and elsewhere.

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Iwakuni is America's most important base in north-east Asia, being its closest airfield to North Korea and within easy reach of other potential hotspots, such as Taiwan.

ECONOMIST: The local politics of ��realigning�� America's bases

Just within the past few weeks, China has made military threats against Taiwan and threatened military action against the United States if we defend Taiwan....Additionally, Beijing has exported weapons of mass destruction to Iran and North Korea, in violation of treaty commitments.

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