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The standoff with China over the EP-3 reconnaissance plane has the United States in a very difficult diplomatic position. Noah Adams speaks with Kenneth Lieberthal, currently a professor of political science at the University of Michigan, and formerly senior director for Asia on the National Security Council. They discuss some of the positions the U.S. could take against China. Lieberthal says they all carry their share of problems.

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