Somehow I doubt Director Negroponte actually believes this. From The Washington Times:
A new Pentagon strategy report and recent congressional testimony by the director of national intelligence show the Bush administration remains divided on the threat posed by China’s rise. The Quadrennial Defense Review report made public last week bluntly states that China is the greatest potential challenge to the U.S. military and is rapidly building up its military. John Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, by contrast, stated in an annual intelligence threat briefing for Congress that China’s rise is similar to that of democratic India…. Mr. Negroponte’s softer comments on China contrast with those of CIA Director Porter J. Goss last year when he told the same committee that China’s modernizing military forces ‘threaten’ U.S. forces and interests in Asia.
Oh, and here’s the latest on China’s missile build-up opposite democratic Taiwan.
