But if this is true, I think it’s a bad idea. 19-guns for the Chinese? I know we need good relations with them, even if China is a terrible police state, because they’re the only ones with enough global power to really threaten us. Plus, if they ever move to markets, China is going to become a complete economic powerhouse. But, still, if we’re pairing-down pomp and circumstance for other heads of state, China seems like an odd place to be splurging.

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