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US urges China military dialogue, BBC, 28 October 2009

Remember my question posed to ForeignPolicy.com when Gates was announced: the big question is how he views China's rise. If handle-able, then the evolution from Leviathan toward SysAdmin capabilities continues. If not, then most is lost.

This is Gates following through, in what will arguably be the most important foreign policy impact he has.

(Thanks: Bryan William Jones)