between China and the U.S. is a certainty"; a foreign affairs expert declares that "it is time to give up the policy of concealing our strengths while biding our time." A People's Liberation Army general even raves that "if the U.S. attacks Chinese territory with guided missiles, I think we can only use nuclear weapons to counterattack . . . we Chinese are prepared for the destruction of all of our cities east of Xi'an, [but] the U.S., of course, must be prepared for the destruction by China of one hundred, two hundred, or even more of its West Coast cities."from Guernica: Behind The Rise of the Great Powers
then The New York Times: Liu Xiaobo's Plea for the Human Spirit
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