What we can do--and have already accomplished to a surprising extent--is to use our expanded engagement with the region to 'keep China honest.'
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Emphasizes U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia to ensure China acts responsibly.
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when you make that determination, you should be making it in the U.S. Congress not by one individual of whichever party who happens to be the President.
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