From AFP, via Yahoo! News: “US President George W. Bush (news – web sites) may keep a wary eye on China during his second term in office as the Asian giant musters greater political and economic influence across the globe.
But US reliance on Beijing to keep nuclear-armed North Korea on a leash and Washington’s preoccupation with insurgency-wracked Iraq may limit any pressure Bush may want to exert on China, especially on human rights and trade issues.”
