sobering - Tending to make sober or more serious
To listen to scholars, journalists and politicians from Japan and South Korea discuss what China’s emergence as a world power means to them is a sobering experience for an Indian.
squirm - The act of wiggling
(wriggle out of) avoid by devious means.
cahoots - Collusion or secret agreement
What these experts propose instead is that the US, China, Japan and South Korea engage in sustained, multi-cornered parleys to address issues of common interest and concern. That alone can reassure Beijing that its neighbours and America are not in cahoots to encircle it.
clout - Strike hard, especially with the fist
To listen to scholars, journalists and politicians from Japan and South Korea discuss what China’s emergence as a world power means to them is a sobering experience for an Indian.
squirm - The act of wiggling
(wriggle out of) avoid by devious means.
cahoots - Collusion or secret agreement
What these experts propose instead is that the US, China, Japan and South Korea engage in sustained, multi-cornered parleys to address issues of common interest and concern. That alone can reassure Beijing that its neighbours and America are not in cahoots to encircle it.
clout - Strike hard, especially with the fist
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