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To subscribe to the magazine, click here . While some have said that China, by detaining the 24 crew members of an American spy plane, blundered its way into crisis, sources informed about Beijing's motives and analysts familiar with its long-term strategy say the decision reflected a leadership in Beijing working mightily to assert its role as the leading power of Asia. On Capitol Hill, hawkish politicians angry at China for its handling of the spy-plane crisis have a variety of weapons at their disposal, including arms sales to Taiwan, trade relations with China and congressional resolutions opposing Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympics. By Murray Hiebert. It's almost comforting to know that while political confusion and market volatility swirl around Tokyo at least some things remain constant.