Word: avoidance
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...President Bush had decided by last Wednesday that he wanted the U.S. personnel home as quickly as possible, and to avoid escalating a standoff that had caught both sides off guard. And in his administration's more corporate style of management, the details were Powell's to determine and implement. The CEO had outlined the broad goals; the COO would handle the tactics...
...course, Beijing's monopoly of control over the Chinese media may have proved extremely useful in developing traction for a diplomatic solution in which one side needed to convince its public that it had received an apology, while the other side had to gesture contritely but ultimately avoid giving...
...liners to take a tougher stand, it will also inspire the pro-engagement moderates to work harder in making their case. The standoff was difficult for them - China was behaving badly and very difficult to defend, and that cowed many engagement advocates into silence. The moderates are determined to avoid such blowups in the future, and ensure that if they do occur the damaged is minimized. To do that, they are going to have to strengthen their voices...
...student visas we issue to China? Presumably those visas have been issued in the first place because we think it's important to expose Chinese students to the West. Cutting back on military-to-military ties? Expanding communication between their military and our military remains the best way to avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations. Talk about retaliation is easy until it comes down to specifics...
...territory held in the Qing dynasty—such as Hong Kong, Tibet and Macao —as a symbol of its resurgence in the face of Western opposition. On the other hand, traditional American foreign policy has portrayed Taiwan as a foothold of democracy against Communism. To avoid conflict on the issue, the two sides have agreed to a detente over the issue—the U.S. officially recognizes only “One China,” and China has moderated its rhetoric of reconquest...