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dly harassed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines near disputed islands in the South China Sea. China responded to frenetic protests from Vietnam and the Philippines that any exploration in the Spratly area without its consent is a violation of its jurisdiction and sovereignty. This real tim
more benign. One possibility is confusion and lack of coordination between high policy officials in foreign affairs and the military, particularly the PLA Navy. But this could also mean that China's foreign policy is in flux or disarray on this issue and that the PLA Navy has emerged as a trendsetter and
dly harassed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines near disputed islands in the South China Sea. China responded to frenetic protests from Vietnam and the Philippines that any exploration in the Spratly area without its consent is a violation of its jurisdiction and sovereignty. This real tim
more benign. One possibility is confusion and lack of coordination between high policy officials in foreign affairs and the military, particularly the PLA Navy. But this could also mean that China's foreign policy is in flux or disarray on this issue and that the PLA Navy has emerged as a trendsetter and
gedly harassed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines near disputed islands in the South China Sea. China responded to frenetic protests from Vietnam and the Philippines that any exploration in the Spratly area without its consent is a violation of its jurisdiction and sovereignty. This real time l
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029951 →is more benign. One possibility is confusion and lack of coordination between high policy officials in foreign affairs and the military, particularly the PLA Navy. But this could also mean that China's foreign policy is in flux or disarray on this issue and that the PLA Navy has emerged as a trendsetter and spo
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029953 →ilitary is on occasion acting independently of the civilian leadership, this could explain the seeming dichotomy between Chinese officials' words and PLA Navy actions. But this would indeed be worrying. In any event the situation looks likely to get worse before it gets better. More surveys and exploratory
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029953 →Entities connected to both Vietnam and the PLA Navy

Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Bill Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Hillary Clinton
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Philippines
LOCATION
Middle East
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Lebanon
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South
LOCATIONThe New York Post
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Robert Gates
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Jerusalem
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Baltimore
LOCATIONthe West Bank
LOCATIONthe Palestinian Authority
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Southeast Asia
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Richard Kahn
PERSON
Audrey Strauss
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Ramallah
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Manila
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