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Article: China's ascendency eyed warily; Some fear Beijing will lose self-restraint with major-power status.(WORLD)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 11, 2004
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Byline: I-wei J. Chang/THE WASHINGTON TIMES
China has tried to put forth its best image to assure the world of its "peaceful rise" to power in Asia, but scholars are divided on whether Beijing will continue to adhere to international norms and laws when it achieves major-power status.
China "emphasize* the positive aspects of its rise to power in order to reduce the concerns and anxieties of other countries in the region and outside the region, in particular the U.S.," said Michael Swaine, a senior associate at the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Speaking at a conference at the Carnegie Endowment on Wednesday, Mr. ...