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The US Waffles on China’s Air Defense Zone

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Dec 05, 2013
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Asian nations looking for US protection in the face of concerns about China’s hegemonic designs on east and Southeast Asia are left baffled by Washington’s response to China’s controversial declaration of an air defense zone covering most of the East China Sea.

The first US reaction, clearly driven by highest level military concerns, was to send military…

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