shirk
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In the past, the Chinese government “could adapt flexibly to a problem. They put economic development first,” Ms. Shirk said.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023
"In the past, we could always count on China's leaders to be pragmatic about economic policy, and prudent in their foreign policy. We don't see that now," Ms Shirk says.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2022
“It’s another example of Xi Jinping’s paranoia,” said Susan Shirk, a scholar of Chinese politics at the University of California at San Diego.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022
“The authorities are not able to establish order, and they’re not able to hold people to account,” Shirk said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2022
Captain J. U. Shirk, commanding the Tuscumbia, was especially active and deserving of the highest commendation for his personal attention to the repairing of the damage done our transports by the Vicksburg batteries.
From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand
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