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= China DA = A. Uniqueness The US and China are in a period of relative stability giving them a better chance to deal with significant issues like Iran Bates **Gill** et. al, Senior Fellow at Center for Strategic and International Studies, January, 20**07**, p. http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/chinainafrica.pdf China is to join the US in support for global security and prosperity. The U.S’s goal is to help China frame its choices, as China becomes world power. China is key on issues primarily on Iran nuclear stabilization (Thomas J. **Christensen,** Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, March 27, 20**07**,Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2007/82276.htm) B. link-

China perceives Iran as an instrument to combat U.S. influence. The plan would force china to shift their stance in terms of world relations and aid Iran in proliferation. This leads to Iran power projection (**PINR**(Power and Interest News Report), October 6 20**06**,  China and Iran Strengthen their Bilateral Relationship, http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=455) C. Internal Link -Influence is zero sum – the plan would diminish Chinese influence. ** Lovelace ** – **7** (Douglas, director of strategic studies institute, “Political Warfare in Sub-Saharan Africa”, March) D. Impact - The risk of Iran nuclear transfer is a major concern (Dingli **Shen**, professor and executive dean at the Institute of International Studies and deputy director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, S PRING 20**06**, T HE W ASHINGTON Q UARTERLY, Iran’s Nuclear AmbitionsTest China’s Wisdom,http://www.twq.com/06spring/docs/06spr ng_shen.pdf) Allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons will destabilize the world and lead to nuclear war = EU counterplan = Andrew **__Moravcsik__** **__2005__** [Newsweek International, January 31, 2005 Dream On America, http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0125-01.htm] Raymond W. **__Copson__** **__2005__** [Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, May 10, 2005 Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues, http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/48443.pdf] John **__Calabrese__** **__2005__**, [Book review editor at the Middle East Journal and assistant professor at American University, Mediterranean Quaterly, Freedom on the March in the Middle East—And Transatlantic Relations on a New Course? Project Muse] Prone to Violence, Lexis]
 * Reuters **, Tue Sep 25, 20**07**, Letting Iran go nuclear could cause war: Sarkozy, http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUSN2537944920070925
 * Observation **** III **** : Solvency- **
 * __ European Union Development Policy __**, **__ 2006 __** [Message from Commissioner Louis Michel]
 * Observation IV: Net Benefit- Democracy **
 * 1) ** Nations are modeling their democracies after Europe, not the United States **
 * 1) ** US **** aid to **** Africa **** is a pretext for democracy promotion **
 * 1) ** EU has a divergent approach to democracy from the **** United States **** and they have empirically actively distanced themselves from **** US **** democracy promotion- it trades off with US approaches **
 * 1) ** Turns case and leads to global war and terrorism – the **** US **** approach is forced and too rapid **
 * __ The National Interest __**** __2005__ **, [Edward D. Mansfield & Jack Snyder, Winter 2005
 * 1) ** Terrorism culminates in extinction **
 * __ Alexander 2003 __** (Yonah, professor and director of the Inter-University for Terrorism Studies in Israel and the United States, August 28, The Washington Times l/n)

We also read eu soft power

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