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Why China is a bigger threat than the Soviet Union

By Tom Rogan
Published January 30, 2020 11:00am ET
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Why China is a bigger threat than the Soviet Union
For reasons of politics, economics, and military power, the Chinese Communist Party now poses a greater threat to U.S. security than the Soviet Union did during the Cold War. The similarities between those two behemoths are obvious. Both nations rooted their power in authoritarian control over the people and in devotion to party supremacy, and […]

For reasons of politics, economics, and military power, the Chinese Communist Party now poses a greater threat to U.S. security than the Soviet Union did during the Cold War.

The similarities between those two behemoths are obvious.

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