How Clinton Failed to Protect United States Interests from China

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In 1992, the year Bill Clinton took office, Deng Xiaoping said, "China and the US are different in ideology, there is no conflict between fundamental interests." (Bernstein and Munro 45) American interests and America's status as hegemon of the world explain what Deng meant. China wants to be the primary influence in Asia and ultimately, the dominant power on the planet (Mosher 95). Instead of choosing to fight against China's designs on the world, President Bill Clinton allowed them accumulate power and ultimately, through his inertness, he opened the door to Chin…