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Article: Click into the Hermit Kingdom (88); Turbulent Diplomatic Relations with China.
- Article from:
- Korea Times (Seoul, Korea)
- Article date:
- November 22, 1999
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The U.S. media recently reported that George W. Bush, the front-runner for the Republican's presidential nomination, is being tutored intensively about international politics from his aides.
One of the chief chapters in that cramming is the U.S. stance toward China, an emerging power that is unwilling to give in to foreign pressure, be it human rights issues or the World Trade Organization.
China's enormous influence in East Asia is a particularly familiar story -- and critical issue -- for Korea, a neighbor which maintained close diplomatic relations with the ``Middle Kingdom'' over the past centuries.
It is generally known and widely accepted ...