In government, I served as Senior Director of International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council from March 1982 to September 1985 and later served as Chairman of the Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission until January 2006.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Doing business with Iran

The momentum they are gaining and the way they are applying their advantages are transforming global markets, propelling Chinese telecom and technology ventures toward the leading edge of technology development, manufacturing, and standards setting, according to a report from the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, published in January 2011.

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Clinton, both in meetings with Mr. Dai and with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, offered to host a trilateral meeting with China and Japan to address the islands dispute, as well as broader security and economic issues.

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The Obama administration is seeking to significantly increase its diplomatic presence in Asia, as a number of U.S. allies in the region voice concerns about China's increasingly assertive positions on territorial, security and economic issues.

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Not to mention a varied and unpredictable portfolio of international challenges -- from a volatile Middle East to evolving economic and security challenges in an Asia increasingly defined by China.

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Two other permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and France, also have significant economic ties with Iran.

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He is going, as we described, to address the broad spectrum of security, economic, political issues that we and China have to work together on.

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China's rapid ascension as an influential economic and political force in Africa is raising complex questions concerning the security of the African continent and the future of its people.

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