May 2010
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Foreign Affairs
The rise of China is not an existential problem for China's neighbors or the United States, but it is a geopolitical challenge. On land and at sea, abetted by China's favorable location on the map, Beijing's influence is expanding—from Central Asia to the South China Sea and from the Russian Far East to the Indian Ocean. By securing its economic needs, China is shifting the balance of power in the Eastern Hemisphere.