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Xi Jinping and the ‘Pottery Barn Rule’

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Xi Jinping and the ‘Pottery Barn Rule’
Xi Jinping standing at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 15, 2012 in Beijing, China. Feng Li/Getty Images
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Peter Parker’s (Spiderman) Uncle Ben once said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Or, to quote former Secretary of State Colin Powell: “You break it, you bought it.”

Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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