Evan Medeiros Quotes (5 Quotes)

So it's seen as a test in many ways of the type of policy the Bush administration will adopt towards China,

Without a doubt, the direction Chinese military modernization has taken in recent years absolutely represents a growing threat to the U.S..

China will probe for signals from Rumsfeld and DOD Department of Defense on the extent to which the U.S. views China as a major regional security threat.

Bush mentioned shared strategic interests three times in his speech. The Chinese see this as important because it's high- level recognition from the global superpower of their status as a rising great power.

A nuclear Iran is an even better test than North Korea, because it's out of the region and China doesn't have the same immediate involvement.