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- ohplease, on 11/13/2009, -1/+25Obviously YOU haven't taken any trading classes. We're your largest trading partner, not China.
Sincerely,
Canada. - arunforce, on 11/13/2009, -3/+21Is there a reason why he refused meeting the Dalai Lama?
- ohplease, on 11/13/2009, -1/+19IIRC, he postponed it til after his meeting with China.
- Jericho6, on 11/13/2009, -1/+19Always chasing the dragon...
- absurdist, on 11/13/2009, -1/+16OK, I'm confused. Was that supposed to be a demonstration of wit? Sarcasm? Your own blatant idiocy?
- mejf2loy, on 11/13/2009, -11/+26Really? We almost went to war with China pre 9/11? Obviously you haven't taken any economics classes. We are each others biggest trading partners mutually. Both countries would go into an economic collapse, and it would most likely start another world war.
Maybe stop watching fox news for a little.... - Hetman, on 11/13/2009, -3/+17I heard Nixon did it with free happy endings. I could be wrong though.
- Hetman, on 11/13/2009, -5/+17I agree we should not be the world police. However we can help change Chinise culture just by intergration. It does not need to be done with bullets. They already tend to try to emulate western cultures in some respect.
- TeCuervo, on 11/13/2009, -0/+12Wasabi is Japanese.
- MrSteamTank, on 11/13/2009, -0/+10And this is why the US should open all borders with Cuba. Their enormous size and Cuba's close proximity will flood them with American culture. Maybe even freely broadcast American TV to cuba through satellite for free. 8) In a few generations they'll be another Puerto Rico.
If the USA wasn't so stubborn with it's silly cold war era disputes Cuba this would have already happened. American's retarded policies regarding Cuba have strengthened it's government. - Hansenman360, on 11/13/2009, -2/+12A good article at the W.P. appears to explain it well:
<A class=user href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ... rel=nofollow>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ...</A>
I really do hope that the meeting will be "rescheduled." I may be biased towards their cause but that would be bull ***** fto see " ...another Western government yet again conceding to Chinese pressure" in regards to the Tibetan people. - JCEEZ, on 11/13/2009, -2/+12FYI Chinese culture is 1000s of years older then ours, so our changing of their culture is some silly talk.
Personally I think NGOs should be the one pressuring China on their human rights... I mean if I was China itd go something like this:
USA: So how about you stop putting political activists in jail.
China: How about you stop bombing the ***** out of brown people in deserts.
USA: Well played. - BeesKnees21, on 11/13/2009, -0/+9Yup ohplease is right.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_t ... - falhiem, on 11/13/2009, -0/+8ohplease beat me to it! One of the first things I learned in my Macroeconomics class was that Canada is the United States largest trading partner. Maybe his Econ teacher was confused, or more likely, he never took an economics class.
- s73v3r, on 11/13/2009, -3/+11[Citation Needed]
- larryjr88, on 11/13/2009, -12/+20The biggest mistake the US can make with China is getting on its stupid-ass moral high horse.
Maybe the hippies will bury me, but China's "human rights issues" have nothing to so with us... we need to mind our own ***** business. Our relationship should be trade... we don't bud in on their politics and culture, they don't judge ours. Unless theres genocide... stay the ***** out.
The #1 reason the US gets into foreign problems is by budding in where nobody gives a ***** what we think. We're not the world police. - MrSteamTank, on 11/13/2009, -2/+9And Mexico is a close third. Americans should realize how important NAFTA is to them. 8P
- Moetownslick, on 11/13/2009, -1/+7wow...i usually refrain from reporting people as offensive...but congratulations.
- pseudononymist, on 11/13/2009, -1/+7I think China will always need a little public shaming to keep it on the right path, but that needs to be supported by lots of behind the scenes wheeling 'n dealing that allows China to change without losing face.
- Blinker1315, on 11/13/2009, -5/+11Bush had a relatively minor snafu with China in the first months of his administration. There was no talk of war, except for those who hated Bush from the start and the conspiracy-minded. It wasn't even close.
- RogerStrong, on 11/13/2009, -0/+5And the trade with Canada isn't one-sided. The U.S. EXPORTS far more manufactured goods to Canada than it exports from it. $42 billion worth in 2008 - which accounts for nearly 600,000 high-paying manufacturing jobs in America.
http://petemurphy.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/us-trad ... - Mujokan, on 11/13/2009, -3/+8So anyway, we open the panda crate, and wouldn't you know it, the damn thing was dead. Upchucked its bamboo. True story.
- quirkopatra, on 11/13/2009, -5/+9Also - mej...I don't remember Fox News saying that we were going to war with China. Why the Fox comment?
- Mujokan, on 11/13/2009, -1/+5The "Hainan Island incident" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_inciden ...
- charlietuna, on 11/13/2009, -4/+8The US has *nothing* beyond a threat not to repay China, and our only hope to repay China is to replace the dollar with the New US Lira (ie, trigger inflation).
- enantiodromia, on 11/13/2009, -0/+42/10
- wintermutter, on 11/14/2009, -0/+3Dugg for a nice article on an interesting subject.
And then buried for an annoying, screen-locking, humungous video advertisement. - enantiodromia, on 11/13/2009, -2/+5what crazy radio talk show did you hear that from?
- Hetman, on 11/13/2009, -0/+3I agree with all you. We should not be in the middle east and we should really not be torturing people. The fact that we do is horrible.
- pseudononymist, on 11/14/2009, -0/+2it's not really that simple. I used to think the behind closed doors diplomacy was the way to go, but seeing the way China has been increasingly restrictive since Obama became president (and since the rhetoric against China has softened), I think some of both are needed. Of course, it will also help if the US starts practicing what it preaches.
- PEENkiller, on 11/13/2009, -6/+8Because it's the go-to phrase if you get angry politically on Digg.
- prakash1234, on 11/13/2009, -2/+4then how come we preach culture and meddle with middle east affairs..arent we the no 1 hypocrites
- electrichead, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2Relevant illustration (KAL):
http://www.economist.com/daily/kallery/displaystor ... - Scheitbag, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2unless that's all part of the plan....
- CaviMike, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2I don't get the last frame.
- enantiodromia, on 11/13/2009, -4/+6Luckily China has a better understanding of economics than you do, and since they are very heavily invested in America, they would prefer to see their investment do better, not worse.
- Scheitbag, on 11/13/2009, -1/+3Perhaps before we cast another stone in China's direction over human rights violations we should first clean our own house. I can't help but notice Gitmo is still in action as well as the so-called 'Black Site' prisons where our illustrious government contracts with some rather unsavory folks to torture others on our behalf.
I think that US diplomatic efforts would be better served if our nation's message to China ceased to be one of condescension and vague disapproval. Maybe if we showed China some respect they deserve, matters would sort themselves out. If America believes China can be helped through assimilating our tolerance of political dissent, then perhaps we could catch more proverbial flies by dumping the vinegar and trying some honey. - MaxxusFlamus, on 11/14/2009, -0/+2The genuine easiest way is to lead by example.
China is odd in that if the west tells them to do something- they'll say '***** you' and proceed to keep doing the opposite.
They hate to appear subservient to western powers. The the opium wars it left a scar that permeates even the youngest generation.
However, on the other hand- if you take those same goals and apply them to everywhere else- China will want in too. They hate being the square, and they do the one thing they do best- copying. A lot of their policies are done in emulation of the US government. A build up of a blue water navy fleet, increased foreign aid- esp to africa, lots of people wanting big assed cars (GM actually sells ungodly well in China)
A full frontal shaming is the last thing you want to do. Passive aggressive is the way to go. - miledar, on 11/14/2009, -1/+3because he doesnt give a damn about Tibet. Did u know China the biggest creditor for US? US in their pocket mate
- mrzack7, on 11/13/2009, -2/+4who would've thought China is now the top dog. it used to be the world would look down on China. not any more bitches. it's China's RETURN to power.
- curunir, on 11/15/2009, -0/+1"The #1 reason the US gets into foreign problems is by budding in ..."
Actually, if we "budded in" a little more foreign relations would probably be a lot better. Nothing better for easing tensions that firing up a nice skunkie bud before talking business. - ModernProgressi, on 11/14/2009, -1/+2http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601083&am ...
They've already retailiated. - monvalley, on 11/14/2009, -0/+1Obama will apologize for anything and everything the US has ever done or planned to do; and will say we want to be an "equal" partner while he lies through his teeth to them about trade and the strength of the dollar. He will show the same leadership as Carter and Clinton. Carter gave up Taiwan to mainland China; and Clinton gave up human rights in exchange for money for his campaign warchest and his library.
Wonder whose side the Democrats are on? - curunir, on 11/15/2009, -0/+1Neal Stephenson?
- miledar, on 11/14/2009, -1/+2it was a genocide in Tibet... approx 8 thousand monastery was destroyed and hole villages were destroyed and few hundred thousand maybe million people starved to deat or executed? isn't it genocide?
- scoottie, on 11/14/2009, -1/+2http://i33.tinypic.com/2mchelk.jpg
- DavidNiven, on 11/14/2009, -2/+2Why bring up the nasty subject of human rights when there is big business to be discussed?
- Fleagleman, on 11/13/2009, -2/+2"Handled the dragon" sounds like a fapping reference. I really don't want to know this about Obama.
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