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Top U.S. officials â€" including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton â€" are in Beijing this week for the latest installment of the “strategic and economic dialogue.”  With Iran, North Korea, trade â€" and now an escaped blind human rights activist â€" there is certainly plenty to talk about.

In preparing, U.S. officials were doing their best to spin the two countries as being in sync. Friday morning, the New York Times ran a page one article, “U.S. Sees Positive Signs From China on Security Issues.”

Quite the headline. Especially considering it comes only weeks after North Korea attempted a missile launch.  Most believe a third North Korean nuclear test could come very soon. Neither effort would be possible without China's generous subsidies. A Chinese official recently hailed the China-North Korea relationship as a “precious gem.”, far from a "positive sign."

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