ATTEMPTS AT PUTTING HUMPTY DUMPTY TOGETHER AGAIN ! ...IN THE months since China implemented its once-a-decade leadership transition, American policymakers have been watching closely to see whether changes in personnel might augur any change in Chinese policy toward the United States. As the year of the dragon draws to a close and Barack Obama busies himself trying to replace many of his most senior officials for his second term, it is China’s turn to wonder what his new team means for what is (arguably?) the world’s most important bilateral relationship.
Mr Obama’s cabinet reshuffle affects three top positions—the secretary of state, secretary of defence, and secretary of the treasury—whose holders must devote a great deal of their time and attention to China.
ATTEMPTS AT PUTTING HUMPTY DUMPTY TOGETHER AGAIN ! ...IN THE months since China implemented its once-a-decade leadership transition, American policymakers have been watching closely to see whether changes in personnel might augur any change in Chinese policy toward the United States. As the year of the dragon draws to a close and Barack Obama busies himself trying to replace many of his most senior officials for his second term, it is China’s turn to wonder what his new team means for what is (arguably?) the world’s most important bilateral relationship.
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