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Nomaan Merchant

China's President Xi Jinping, speaks during a Press Statement in the Hotel Bellevue Palace during his visit to Switzerland, in Bern, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP) (AP)

China stands up to Donald Trump: The “One China” policy isn’t negotiable

Nomaan Merchant

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during her joint conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when talks between Clinton and Chinese leaders failed to narrow gaps on how to end the crisis in Syria and how to resolve Beijing's territorial disputes with its smaller neighbors over the South China Sea. Clinton privately said the U.S. would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president. Clinton's remarks were revealed by WikiLeaks in a hack of the Clinton campaign chairman's personal account. (Feng Li/Pool Photo via AP, File) (AP)

Hawkish Hillary Clinton: Let’s “ring China with missile defense” to protect against North Korea

Nomaan Merchant