Since China's president, Xi Jinping, assumed power in late 2012, authorities have tightened their controls over the country's public discourse, doling out harsh punishments to pro-transparency activists and passing draconian legislation to combat the "spread of rumours" online.
Assuming that Taiwan does not declare formal independence a step that America would do its utmost to deter Taiwan from taking China appears ready to live with the status quo of a Taiwan that is, in effect, independent already.
Given the urgency of the issue and the proximity of next month's US-China summit, it will be assumed the official is Barack Obama's national security adviser – or someone of similar authority.
China's leader, Hu Jintao, has talked since he assumed power five years ago about "building a harmonious society," an ambiguous phrase subject to countless interpretations.
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The tacit assumption was that the US owned China, by right, along with most of the rest of the world, much as postwar planners assumed.
Observers had long assumed that the Politburo's Standing Committee the apex of power in China would include a new member to be groomed as Mr Hu's heir-apparent.
