YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan Not long ago, China was the darling of its less powerful Asian neighbors with its growing economic importance and a policy of non-interference in external affairs that contrasted with bellicose U.S. foreign policy after 9/11.
However, a series of clashes over territorial disputes and Beijings tendency to economically punish those who get in its way have encouraged many Asian nations to reassess their choices an increasingly aggressive Chinese dragon or a more distant and relatively benign America.
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However, a series of clashes over territorial disputes and Beijings tendency to economically punish those who get in its way have encouraged many Asian nations to reassess their choices an increasingly aggressive Chinese dragon or a more distant and relatively benign America.
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China's aggressive tactics turning off Asian neighbors - Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide
