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Why China Fears a Clinton Presidency

Over the last eight years, China perceived weakness and indetermination in Washington. Whether right or wrong, it used this time to aggressively promote China’s regional and global interests, going so far as to brazenly manufacture and then militarize islands in the disputed South China Sea.

Ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Beijing, well acquainted with Hillary Clinton, understands the potential to have a more determined and decisive American leader in the White House. From FLOTUS, to Senator, to Secretary of State, to Democratic nominee for president, Clinton has acquired an understanding of China’s playbook and will present a more determined partner and, on some issues, an outright adversary in Washington.

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