===T===

**====Interpretation diplomatic and economic engagement are specifically-

defined means to influence state behavior academic and scientific engagements
are cultural engagement, which is distinct.====**
**Resnick 1** Dr. Evan Resnick, Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University,
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yeshiva University, "Defining
Engagement", Journal of International Affairs, Spring, 54(2), Ebsco
Scholars have limited the concept of engagement in a third way by unnecessarily
restricting the
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be shown below, permits the elucidation of multiple types of positive sanctions.

===K===

====Neoliberalism has infiltrated science using corporate statistics to avoid

reality====
**Klein, Awarded Author & Freelance Journalist, '14 **(Naomi; Canadian author,
award-wining freelance journalist, activist, and environmental researcher, Penguin
House, "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate,"
https://archive.org/stream/pdfy-Skb-ch_k7psDm90Q/Naomi%20Klein%20-%20This
%20Changes%20Everything_djvu.txt)
The climate change denial movement is littered with characters who are twisting
themselves in similar
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- benefit calculations and future "discounting," are busily making those arguments).
====Neoliberalism is an ideology of perpetual disaster locks-in widespread
inequality and environmental collapse only envisioning new alternatives can solve.
====
**Monbiot, 16** (George, best-selling author, staff writer for the Guardian,
"Neoliberalism the ideology at the root of all our problems," April 15,
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-
george-monbiot, CMR)
Imagine if the people of the Soviet Union had never heard of communism. The
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design a new system, tailored to the demands of the 21st century.

====The key question in the debate is how to build a society capable of

challenging institutional neoliberalism which is the root cause of their impacts.
Anything else is a distractionvoting aff justifies a neoliberal society as well as all
the impacts that come from it. ====
**Monbiot, Nov 30**, 16 (George, best-selling author, staff writer for the Guardian,
"Frightened by Donald Trump? You don't know the half of it," November 30,
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-george-
monbiot-misinformation, CA)
Yes, Donald Trump's politics are incoherent. But those who surround him know just
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what we face. Only then can we work out what to do.

===CP===

**====The United States federal government should substantially increase its

track II dialogues with the PRC, including measures to discuss the "plan"====**
====Track II not public, free of media coverage, peaceful, and unofficialand Track
I negotiations don't need to happen simultaneously====
**Yaniv, 13 **(Lee YanivMPD '14 @ USC, CPD best student paper 2013, 05-09-2013,
"People-to-People Peace Making: The Role of Citizen Diplomacy in the Israeli-
Palestinian Conflict," The University of Southern California,
http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/training/best-student-paper-2013-cpd-paper-prize)
//RRao
The concept of Track-II diplomacy emerged from the notion of new public diplomacy
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has a compelling advantage in tending to be more credible for its targeted audience

====Track two solves the case by building support for longer term policy
implementation without triggering negative political reactions. Net benefits are
politics and rising expectations.====
**Graham & Kelley 9 **- *teaches in the Department of International Relations,
University of Southern California & ** an assistant professor at the School of
International Service, American University, and a fellow of the Transatlantic Project
of LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics (*Sarah Ellen & ** John Robert,
"U.S. Engagement in East Asia: A Case for 'Track Two' Diplomacy", Orbis Volume 53,
Issue 1, January 2009,)//SL
These examples illustrate that track two diplomacy, both in event and dialogue
formats,
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concerning the conditions under which military collaboration might take place
should be initiated.

===DA===

====Xi's built PC from his anti-western and nationalist stance - will use pc to push
and implement reforms, but reforms can be de-railed ====
Sheehan 15 (Matt Sheehan covers China for The WorldPost and Huffington Post, 9-
20-2015, "What You Need To Know About China's Strongman President" Huffington
Post, 6-20-2016, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chinese-president-xi-
jinping_us_55fed862e4b08820d918ff14)
~~#~~#Anti western Territorial claims over US relations i.e. artificial islands
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, these are the questions and currents that will be driving the conversation.

====Caving into western pressure allows political opponents to take advantage of

Xi and undermine his agenda====
**BBC Worldwide Monitoring, 13 **("China, US to benefit Chinese leader's
nationalism - Hong Kong paper," pg lexis//um-ef)
**~~#~~#Chinese dream = 4 things; if Xi seems at odd with any of **
**AND**
ideals, when his international actions and assertions are so assured and decisive?

====Xi's economic reforms are critical to both the US's and China's economic
stability====
Paulson, 15 ~~[Henry M. Paulson Jr., was U.S. treasury secretary from 2006 to
2009, and is chairman of the Paulson Institute, The Washington Post, "Why China's
economic reforms are critical to the United States", 9/18/15,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-chinas-economic-reforms-are-
critical-to-the-united-states/2015/09/18/b2227c9c-5bc5-11e5-b38e-
06883aacba64_story.html, 6/24/16~~]CA
~~#~~#Current economic system is flawed rooted with economic inefficiencies
+ distortions
~~#~~#
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and energy and regulatory protection shield state-owned firms from market
discipline.

====Chinese economic collapse leads to multiple scenarios for war

miscalculation and lash out====
Carpenter, 15 ~~[Ted Galen, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a
contributing editor at The National Interest, The National Interest, "Could China's
Economic Troubles Spark a War?", 9/6/15, http://nationalinterest.org/feature/could-
chinas-economic-troubles-spark-war-13784?page=2, 6/24/16~~]CA
~~#~~#Beijing feels besieged hardlined policies toward Taiwan, the SCS, and
the
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Senkaku feud, confident that the Chinese people will back such a stance.

===DA===

====Russia-China cooperation high now anti-Western sentiment drives the

partnership====
**Allen 16' (Matthew, "An Alliance Against US Hegemony: Russia, China Begin
'Coordinating' Foreign Policy", Russia Insider, http://russia-
insider.com/en/politics/alliance-against-us-hegemony-russia-china-begin-
coordinating-foreign-policy/ri13345//AK)**
We reported yesterday that China has become the first foreign buyer of Russia's
most advanced
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Russia as a political and military partner against further western ambitions in Asia.

====Despite Trump and Putin's supportive rhetoric of eachother, there is still a big
chance for conflict====
Krastev and Holmes 11/21 (Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Centre for Liberal
Strategies in Sofia and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in
Vienna., Stephen Holmes is professor of law at New York University. "Get Ready for
the Most Violent Dtente Ever" http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/21/get-ready-for-
the-most-violent-detente-ever/)
Unfortunately, a shared repugnance for liberal internationalism, celebrated and
sealed by the clinking
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the helplessly watching world toward a catastrophe that no one could possibly
intend.

====Unilateral US engagement with China alienates Russia relations are zero-

sum ====
**Blank and Kim 15** ~~[Stephen, internationally known expert on Russia,
professor of National Security Studies at US Army War College, Younkyoo, professor
of international relations at Hanyang University, "Does Russo-Chinese Partnership
Threaten America's Interests in Asia?", Foreign Policy Research Institute, 12/3/15,
doi: 10.1016~~] MG
Russo-Chinese Partnership and U.S. Concerns
The Sino-Russian
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gains in Asia are arguably at Moscow's expense, primarily in Central Asia.

====Russia-China cooperation solves multiple scenarios for conflict prolif,

terrorism, global instability ====
Deborah Welch Larson and Alexei Shevchenko, April 2010,( Larson is professor of
political science at the University of California, s professor of political science at
California State University, Fullerton ) "Prestige Matters: Chinese and Russian Status
Concerns and U.S. Foreign Policy,"
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/20090/prestige_matters.html //ALB
BOTTOM LINES China and Russia are more likely to contribute to global governance
when they
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cargo flights in Russian air space to supply NATO's military effort in Afghanistan.