earlier, a former pentagon strategist, matthew kroenig, told me china could be the greatest threat theon but police station setup — cooperation but police station setup in _ cooperation but police station set up in the united states to spy set up in the united states to spy on— set up in the united states to spy on chinese nationals and daily— spy on chinese nationals and daily stealing intellectual property it is a conservation or policy— property it is a conservation or policy and they are hoping to smooth it over with nice rhetoric— to smooth it over with nice rhetoric and i don't think the donald — rhetoric and i don't think the donald trump administration will go — donald trump administration will go for that, i don't think they— will go for that, i don't think they will— will go for that, i don't think they will allow chinese representatives at the inauguration but i suspect they also have — inauguration but i suspect they also have allies that are present— also have allies that are present in some early diplomatic engagements might actually be to deliver tough messages, to compl

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former pentagon strategist matthew kroenig told me china could be the greatest threat the us has everfaced just look at their behaviour on a day—to—day basis, daily military coercion, police stations 5et military coercion, police stations setup in the united states to spy on chinese nationals within the united states, daily stealing of an electoral property, i think it is actually a confrontational policy and they are hoping to smooth it over with a nice rhetoric and i don't think the trump administration will go for that. trump administration will go forthat. i trump administration will go for that. i think they will allow chinese representatives at the inauguration, a5 allow chinese representatives at the inauguration, as you point out, but they will, i suspect, also have allie5 present and i think some of the early diplomatic engagements may actually be to deliver tough messages to complain to china, to read out the rap sheet of our concerns and tell them there's going to be a tougher approach unle55 them there's going to be a tougher approach unless they change course. wang huiyao is f