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	Dear Thanong, I read your articles and highly appreciate your opinions on almost all subjects. However, I am of the poor opinion that China has no intention nor the ability to rival the US for predominance within the Asia-Pacific region. My impression is that China is trying to put the relationships with the Asean countries back to normalcy as necessitated by recent US actions.</div>
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	Vichit Choonhapreut</div>
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	Bangkok</div>

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