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aircraft carrier, a symbol of American might. Would the Chinese send it back? It passed mile after mile unobstructed until finally it arrived at the port. Sino-American relations will continue to evolve. Relations between the two countries are no doubt complex, but they are also extremely important.

Tibet is certainly an issue in Sino-American relations, however not as big an issue as the uninformed public assumes. In January Chinese officials held another round of talks with representatives of the Tibetan diaspora. To say the talks were not very productive is something of an understatement. But the Tibetans living outside Tibet were interested to learn at least that the autonomous region is now entering a new stage of economic development. Even without it, Tibet looks much better than it did just 10 years ago. This new stage will be seeded by $60 billion from Beijing (some U.S. states would certainly be happy to receive this sum from Washington). Beijing is not completely

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