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Article: What Hillary Didn't Do In Asia.(International Edition; POINT OF VIEW)(Hillary Clinton's strategy for United States and Asia relations)
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- Newsweek International
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- March 9, 2009
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Clinton made no mistakes on her China trip. Yet there's no evidence of serious strategic thinking either.
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