The naïve U.S. desire to try and shape China's emergence on the global scene may have ultimately proven its undoing as Beijing failed to liberalize its society as various administrations had hoped.
The anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre once again brings scrutiny about China’s treatment of dissent and the state of U.S. relations with Beijing, which some argue has grown lax and permissive as human rights violations continue within its borders. 'Thirty-five years ago, the Chinese Communist Party killed hundreds — possibly even thousands — of innocent, unarmed civilians peacefully calling for democratic reform,' House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep.
'That began a slow recognition amongst most American leaders and foreign policy elite that China is not willing to liberalize, and it is intent on achieving long-term aims of becoming the most dominant power by at least 2049, if not sooner.
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