The World Today, Nov. 18 - America's debt to China is a cold reality for
Obama
Obama concludes visit to China
By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver SunNovember 18, 2009 2:03 PM
United States president Barack Obama left China today with little to
show after two days of talks except a picture of a Beijing government
with new confidence to manage its dealings with Washington.
While previous American presidents have made sure in advance there would
be some solid achievements from their visits to China and that United
States concerns would get a strong airing, Obama�s tour has been
carefully and effectively stage-managed by the Chinese.
China�s president Hu Jintao made no substantial concessions on issues of
concern to the United States.
Hu gave no public indication China will support more sanctions against
Iran if the Tehran government continues to defy international insistence
it open its nuclear development program for regulation.
Indeed, Hu�s only comment that the problem should be resolved through
dialogue and negotiations appeared to dismiss the possibility of more
sanctions against Iran, one of China�s major sources of oil.
Hu was equally firm in blocking Obama�s calls for China to allow it
under-valued and pegged currency, the yuan, to be freed to find its
market value. Instead Hu warned Obama about the dangers of
protectionism, an apparent reference to recent American import tariffs
on Chinese tires and steel.
And on human rights Hu merely acknowledged the two countries have
different views.
At the same time Obama appeared to downplay his administration�s
concerns about abuses of human and political rights in China.
His town hall meeting with students in Shanghai on Monday was not nearly
as forthright on the human rights and freedom of expression issues as
was a nationally broadcast discussion by former president Bill Clinton
in 1998 or a speech given by George W. Bush to Chinese students in 2002.
White House officials say the style of the visit reflects Obama�s aim to
recast American foreign policy with Washington acting as a thoughtful
listener to its friends and rivals.
But the tone of the visit was equally influenced by the cold reality
that the United States is in hock to China for more than one trillion
dollars and that its consumer market is largely addicted to Chinese-made
goods.
American officials stressed that relations between Washington and
Beijing have never been better.
But the message of the Obama visit is that it is a shifting relationship
with influence moving from the weakened super power to the fast-rising
China.
Pity voiceless ordinary Americans then? Damned you do damned you don't.
Tell us that's not your idea of democracy please. ;)
On Nov 18, 5:31 pm, RichAsianKid <RichAsian...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 1. From America's cousin?
> 2. "The" fast-rising China??? Surely surely some editorial slip....
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> The World Today, Nov. 18 - America's debt to China is a cold reality for
> Obama
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> Obama concludes visit to China
>
> By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver SunNovember 18, 2009 2:03 PM
>
> United States president Barack Obama left China today with little to
> show after two days of talks except a picture of a Beijing government
> with new confidence to manage its dealings with Washington.
>
> While previous American presidents have made sure in advance there would
> be some solid achievements from their visits to China and that United
> States concerns would get a strong airing, Obama’s tour has been
> carefully and effectively stage-managed by the Chinese.
>
> China’s president Hu Jintao made no substantial concessions on issues of
> concern to the United States.
>
> Hu gave no public indication China will support more sanctions against
> Iran if the Tehran government continues to defy international insistence
> it open its nuclear development program for regulation.
>
> Indeed, Hu’s only comment that the problem should be resolved through
> dialogue and negotiations appeared to dismiss the possibility of more
> sanctions against Iran, one of China’s major sources of oil.
>
> Hu was equally firm in blocking Obama’s calls for China to allow it
> under-valued and pegged currency, the yuan, to be freed to find its
> market value. Instead Hu warned Obama about the dangers of
> protectionism, an apparent reference to recent American import tariffs
> on Chinese tires and steel.
>
> And on human rights Hu merely acknowledged the two countries have
> different views.
>
> At the same time Obama appeared to downplay his administration’s
> concerns about abuses of human and political rights in China.
>
> His town hall meeting with students in Shanghai on Monday was not nearly
> as forthright on the human rights and freedom of expression issues as
> was a nationally broadcast discussion by former president Bill Clinton
> in 1998 or a speech given by George W. Bush to Chinese students in 2002.
>
> White House officials say the style of the visit reflects Obama’s aim to
A bridge can not be built in a day or a few days. It will take
years. In the meanwhile, America continues to decline while China
continues to rise.
China's star must be rising faster than I thought!!!
You're wakalukong? BALLS, you're Komin the Thief.
Wakalukong
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> > On Nov 23, 10:36 am, wakalukong <wakaluko...@gmail.com> wrote:> the president of the European Union will visit China soon .
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