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Demonstrations in Hong Kong Can Lead to Serious Break in the China-U.S. Relationship
“The brake pads in the relationship have been worn very thin. And it’s hard to see this confrontation going anywhere except escalation.”
A former assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific during the Obama administration, Daniel Russel sees trouble ahead if the United States punishes China for ignoring the rules contained in the 1997 British-Chinese agreement that allowed Hong Kong to retain a significant degree of independence from communist rule.
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