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Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Baucus pledges to press China on security issues, trade in hearing on ambassador post

The Obama administration’s choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to China on Tuesday signaled a tougher public stance on simmering commercial and security disputes, pledging to tell Beijing, “Uh-uh, we won’t be taken advantage of.”


Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said he will make it clear that the United States wants trade, engagement and cooperation with China but will stand firm on principles of human rights, intellectual property, free trade and freedom of navigation in the South China and East China seas.


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Anne Gearan, The Washington Post via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1hNl986

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