IRAQ'S DECISIVE DEFEAT LEAVES CHINA'S LEADERS ANXIOUS OVER
WASHINGTON'S UNRIVALED GLOBAL STATUS AND WORRIED THEV HAY BE
'1 NEXT TARGET" Of US PRESSURE. BECAUSE THE CHINESE MILITARY
RELIED FOR YEARS ON ENTRENCHED GROUND FORCES TO COUNTER
TECHNOLOGY. THE COALITION'S OVERWHELMING VICTORY ALSO
BEIJING'S MILITARY PRIORITIES. CHINA RECOGNIZES. HOWEVER, THAT
HAS LIMITED OPTIONS AND NEEDS SMOOTHTH THE
COMMENTS OF CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY ADVISERS TO US OFFICl
SUGGEST BEIJING IS GRUDGINGLY DROPPING ITS BIPOLAR WORLD VIEW
RECOGNIZING THE US AS THE SINGLE, UNCHALLENGED SUPERPOWER THAT HAS
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ICTORIES IN BOTH EASTERN EUROPE AND THE HI DOLE CUT. CHINESE LEADERS VIEW THE FUTURE AS FRAUGHT WITH UNCERTAIHTV--FOR EXAWLE. FOREIGN MINISTER Ql AN QlCHEN LAST WW STRESSED THAT THE VOR10 IS TURBULENT PERIOD OF TRANSIT!ON"-AHO ARE ANXIOUS OVER CHINA'S STRATEGIC VULNERABILITY. THEY REPORTEDLY RECOGNIZE THEIR MANEUVER 1HG ROOM HAS NARROWED AND WORRY THAT WASHINGTON'S UNRIVALED STATUS OFFERS THE US NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESS BEIJING ON HUMAN RIGHTS, ARMS PROLIFERATION, AND OTHER ISSUES.
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