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Michael H. Fuchs

Michael H. Fuchs
Michael H. Fuchs is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was most recently Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
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Trump Blew It at His China Summit

The U.S. president’s performance last week suggested to his Chinese counterpart that he is all talk, and can be pushed around with subtlety and patience. 

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Did Trump’s Team Just Threaten War With China?

Rex Tillerson said the U.S. should threaten to keep China from its new man-made islands. That requires a naval blockade. And that is war.

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How to Turn The Heat Down in the South China Sea

These five concrete steps can keep tensions from becoming war — if the U.S. acts.

  • Michael H. Fuchs