Here. the question advocates of the Pelosi approach must examine is one 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 judgment. If history is a guide. it would appear that almost every effort to coerce China. whether militarily or through the threat of economic isolation. has not only failed to promote greater political openness but accentuated unpredictable xenophobic nationalism. On the other hand. almost every United States step toward a constructive dialogue has been met with a liberalized rehponse. Relations between states are always evolving.
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Asserts that China is prone to xenophobic nationalism.