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China Provocation. @gordongchang, Daily Beast. Hames Holmes, Naval War College. Julia Famularo, 2049 Institute

…News of the intercept comes as Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew are in Beijing for the annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Lew is pressing China to lower barriers to foreign business and cut excess steel production, with limited success.

“The intercept also occurred just days after Defense Secretary Ash Carter and top military officials returned from a regional security meeting in Singapore. At a press conference during that meeting, Carter said the U.S. would not be deterred from maintaining a military presence in the region reiterating "America's determination to, and resolve to, fly, sail, or operate wherever international law allows."

“During that same press conference, Adm. Harry Harris, the head of U.S. Pacific Command, said military relations with China were improving.

"We've seen positive behavior the last several months with China. Every now and then you'll have a -- you'll see an incident in the air that we may judge to be unsafe. Those are really, over the course of time, rare," Harris said.

“Harris said China and the U.S. both will participate in a major upcoming military exercise.

“But this latest intercept comes on the heels of another intercept by China last month….”

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/07/politics/us-china-planes-unsafe-intercept/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-china-usa-idUSKCN0YT0OI

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/ngaba-06072016131230.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-03/china-angered-by-questioning-of-xinjiang-anti-terrorism-campaign/7476798

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36472103


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