>From the BBC:
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>China's rise leaves West wondering
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>Pentagon planners are concerned about {military} developments, and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said much of China's arms spending is being concealed.
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>Ambassador Sha responded strongly to the allegations. "It's better for the US to shut up," he said. "Keep quiet. It's much, much better."
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>My guess is if the Middle East blows up, we'll see China make a grap for Taiwan. So here's one for you conspiracy theorists: is China really the driving force behind Iran's insanity?

Or, maybe, North Korea's insanity?