Chapter 2
Duet With The Dragon
The Development of Sino—US Relations
The Chinese Angle
Liu Xuecheng
The world watched with great interest and much concern the US presidential campaign through the whole of 2004. Seen as the ‘election of the century’, it was not just about whether President Bush or Senator Kerry would lead the US for the next four years, but was seen as an event that would determine the orientation of US foreign and security policy.
As many had expected, President Bush was re-elected by 51 to 48 per cent of the votes, narrow in percentage terms, but considerable in raw numbers. He obtained 62 million votes, 3 million more than his Democratic challenger. Bush interprets his victory as an approval of his domestic and foreign policies ...
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