China’s emergence need not be seen as threat to U.S.: U.S. official?

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(People’s Daily Online, Aug 4, 2006) China’s global emergence is a natural consequence of its economic growth and development and need not be seen as a threat to the United States, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.

The United States welcomes the emergence of a China that is peaceful and prosperous and that actively participates in and contributes to international institutions, Thomas Christensen, deputy assistance secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said in a written testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, quoting remarks by President George W. Bush to Chinese President Hu Jintao in April.

The United States and China are working closely on the diplomatic front, engaging on an extremely broad range of issues in which the two countries have common interests, he said during a two-day hearing on China that started Thursday.

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