Russia and China Object to New “America Firstd” Security Doctrine

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MOSCOW — Officials in Russia and China pushed back on Tuesday against the characterization of their countries as threats to the United States in a new national security doctrine published by the White House a day earlier.

A spokesman for the Kremlin criticized Mr. Trump’s foreign policy strategy as having an “imperialist character” while the Chinese Embassy in Washington suggested that the document’s theme of “America First” reflected “outdated, zero-sum thinking.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/world/europe/russia-china-america-first-doctrine.html

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Dmitri S. Peskov, President Vladimir V. Putin’s spokesman, responded with the Kremlin argument that the world would be a safer place if there were several powerful countries that could keep one another in check.


Mirrors the role of the communists' creed that some shold be more equal than others

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Dmitri S. Peskov, President Vladimir V. Putin’s spokesman, responded with the Kremlin argument that the world would be a safer place if there were several powerful countries that could keep one another in check.


Mirrors the role of the communists' creed that some shold be more equal than others

No, not really.  It restates basic balance of power issues.  And it makes some sense, the same way that having multiple competitors in a free market keeps prices in check.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

No, not really.  It restates basic balance of power issues.  And it makes some sense, the same way that having multiple competitors in a free market keeps prices in check.

What do Russia and China have to do with 'Free Markets'?

The cost to American Tax Payers of Intel and Military checks to these 2 countries is not being picked up 'On The Cuff' by either of these 2 countries.

With All Eyes On North Korea China Is Sinking Its Teeth In The South China Sea
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/25/with-all-eyes-on-north-korea-china-is-sinking-its-teeth-in-the-south-china-sea/

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As the world dealt with other crises, China increased its presence in the disputed South China Sea this year, according to a new Chinese government report.

While the Trump administration has addressed Chinese expansionism in the region, even going so far as to carry out multiple freedom-of-navigation operations and bomber overflights in the area, the U.S. has been noticeably preoccupied with the ongoing crisis on the Korean Peninsula. China appears to have taken advantage of that distraction and is tightening its grip on the contested islands and reefs in the South China Sea.

Beijing’s extensive claims to the South China Sea were discredited last year by an international arbitration tribunal, yet China continues to assert its dominance in the region, reclaiming thousands of acres of land and building a mixture of civilian facilities and military outposts to strengthen its position in these tense waters.

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