They are increasingly likely to view China in coming years as an alternative source of security and as a counterbalance to American power.

They expressed the belief that once Russia became more self-confident, it would cease to view China as a threat.

He said that viewing China as an enemy could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The problem with viewing China from the outside is that it's hard to find an appropriate lens.

For decades, people in those countries have viewed China with deep suspicion.

But, in early 1986, foreign companies viewed China as a high-cost and high-risk investment area.

Many wool growers here view China as the next big market after Japan.

Until recently, Indonesia had viewed China as a hostile power.

Americans are less inclined now than in the past to view China as an adversary, and few express worries about its rising economic might.

Compared to a year ago, he said, Asians are viewing China as a "cup half full, not half empty."