"Bates Gill" is an expert on Chinese foreign policy and a former Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Dr Gill has a long record of research and publication on both international and regional security issues. These include arms control, non-proliferation, peacekeeping and military-technical development—and all mainly with regard to China and Asia. In recent years his work has broadened to encompass other contemporary security-related trends including multilateral security organizations, the impact of domestic politics and development on the foreign policies of states, and the nexus of public health and security.

In March 2012, Dr Gill was appointed as the chief executive officer of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.}

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It seems the Chinese would like to proceed and get back to business as usual with the United States in the wake of all the difficulties the relationship had in the past months. And human rights, of course, is a traditional bone of contention.

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It's becoming more focused, more modern, better trained, better equipped than it has ever been across the Taiwan Strait.

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If the Chinese goof around and hold on to them, there could be a real firestorm tomorrow. But both sides will try to play it down.

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The Chinese view of the United States is quite suspicious, ... They are not certain of what our strategic intention of them may be and any act that appears to be bullying -- in their terms, hegemonic, unilateralist -- is bound to stir up passions on their nationalist part of the public.

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They've begun to sense the volatility of the (trade) issue.

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Economic problems are going to rise to the surface. Therefore, more Chinese firms will be turning for advice, lobbyists and consultants. Chinese companies want to invest here, and they don't want to make mistakes.

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Given China's record as a launching pad for other infectious diseases, transparency remains a big concern.

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[Experts say economic concerns are going to dominate discussions about China in Congress in the next few years.] Economic problems are going to rise to the surface. Therefore, more Chinese firms will be turning for advice, lobbyists and consultants, ... Chinese companies want to invest here, and they don't want to make mistakes.

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These events provide ample justification to those in China who want to see a slowing or even bringing an end to a better relationship with the United States.

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