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Again, were waiting for a discussion on china russian relations. Among the speakers today, former australian Prime Minister kevin rudd. And later on this afternoon on cspan 3, its a hearing on u. S. Border security issues, including a look at the pay structure for officers being held by the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Well have that live at 3 30 eastern. And later today, veterans access to health care. That getting under way at 7 30 p. M. Eastern also live here on cspan 3. Right now were at the center for strategic and international studies, waiting if r the discussion on china russian...

During previous rounds of crisis, ambassadors helped negotiate solutions. Can Qin Gang and Nicholas Burns follow suit?

Restore normal diplomatic exchanges, avoid war and strengthen economic ties — these are at the top of the list. It’s clear that trade is increasing, not decreasing, and we should continue developing scientific and technological exchanges. While competition is inevitable, war is not.

Critics of the last four decades of China policy have incorrectly and simplistically labeled diplomacy a failure because the People’s Republic did not become a liberal democracy. That was never the goal or an achievable objective of U.S. policy. The goal was to shape Chinese policy to align more with U.S. objectives: a more open society, reduced overseas disruptive behavior,

Concerns that China is planning to attack Taiwan may be misplaced, according to a leading Chinese scholar. “I should say that I am very concerned about the Taiwan issue , but I have not heard any senior Chinese government officials talking about reunification by force, nor have I heard of a timetable for them to use armed forces to solve...