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"We wanted to manage the entire episode in a way that showed the pragmatism and maturity of the China-US relationship, " says Jake Sullivan, Clinton's deputy chief of staff.
BBC: Hillary Clinton: A long journey
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This year's report makes the point that China's military capability is expanding beyond its shores, but in the face of very serious challenges in the US-China relationship, the Pentagon and other government agencies labored over the language in the report.
NPR: U.S. Notes Growing Chinese Military Strength
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But in the end, the pragmatism at the heart of the US-China relationship took hold, and Mr Chen was allowed to fly with his wife and two children to an almost-rock star welcome in New York, where he had been offered a fellowship as a visiting scholar at New York University's law school.
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