The Cyclical Nature of China-U.S. Relations

Worldfocus' Daljit Dhaliwal interviews Michael Kulma of the Asia Society on China's stance toward the West. After some tough talk by Premier Wen Jiabao at the annual meeting of China's parliament, some have speculated that Beijing's stance is once again hardening toward the West. Kulma argues that relations with the West, particularly the United States, have always moved in a cyclical pattern and perhaps now may just be a low point in relations that will inevitably improve.

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