Here the question advocates of the Pelosi approach must examine is the question of means. not ends. whether selfrighteous congressional indignation advances or undercuts a just cause. What is at issue is less a question of indignation than judgmenthow Americans can play a role in moderating Chinese policies and liberalizing Chinese institutions. If history is a guide. it would appear that almost every effort to coerce China through economic isolation has not only failed but accentuated unpredictable xenophobic nationalism. On the other hand. almost every U.S. step toward constructive dialog has been met with a liberalized response. Relations between states are always evolving.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about xenophobic nationalism.