A Really Inconvenient Truth

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Yes, China is a threat.

Apr 11, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 29 • By JOSEPH A. BOSCO

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But if Clapper’s career ends abruptly, it may be more because he has touched the third rail of American foreign policy—the growing possibility of military conflict with Communist China.

Joseph A. Bosco is a national security consultant. He was China desk officer in the office of the secretary of defense from 2005 to 2006*. [*When first posted, and in the print edition, Bosco’s period of service as China desk officer was stated as 2005-2010. It was an editor’s error.]