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Charles Freeman, the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Obama, McCain Lambast China Now, May Court it as President."
May 19, 2008

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May 19 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain threatens to ban toy imports from China and lashes its government for stifling religion and free speech. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton want to punish China for currency manipulation.

"Once a president is elected, he or she has a year to unwind all the anti-China rhetoric they used in the campaign,'' said Charles Freeman, a fellow at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former top U.S. trade official on China.

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