Anyone with doubts about the trajectory of United States-China near-term ties need only to watch the online seminar earlier this week where US Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger delivered the keynote address at the Battle Symposium organised by the Miller Centre.
Sitting inside his White House office, American flag in the background and speaking fluent Mandarin, the former Marine Corps officer issued what sounded nothing less than a call for the Chinese to stand against their leadership, drawing from memories of the May 4 Movement 101 years ago.
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