China flexes its muscles

Although the West has been trying to put a brave face on the New Year, China has delivered a decidedly unseasonal global message that is likely to set the tone for its dealings with the world in 2010. Analysis of a series of apparently unrelated events reveals a pattern that can be summarized as: we do not negotiate under pressure.

This doesn’t mean a retreat into Mao-era isolation; China is far too entwined with the rest of the world for that. But it does betoken a tougher stance on...

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