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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Chinese leader Xi Jinping met U.S. President Barack Obama at the "Sunnylands Summit" in California in June, Xi's aides peppered their American counterparts with questions about the inner workings of the National Security Council (NSC) in the White House. Just months later, Xi has announced the creation of a Chinese version of the body, to be called the national security commission, and said it was a "top priority". Amid growing maritime tensions with neighboring nations and increasing rivalry with the United States, this commission would increase coordination among the various wings of China's security apparatus, split now among the police, military, intelligence and diplomatic services. Diplomats and officials in Japan, India and the United States are hoping that when the body is fully set up, it would dial down tensions over various flashpoints, including territorial disputes in the East China and South China Seas.
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