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A woman reads a newspaper published with the reporting on the inauguration of US President Barack Obama in Beijing.
Monday, Jan. 26, 2009

Open quoteThe Chinese are probably one of the few people in the world who were sorry to see President Bush go, and are nervous about his successor. Close quote

  • KENNETH G. LIEBERTHAL,
  • visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, on signs that the Obama administration may take a tougher line with China
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