Posted on 12/08/2016 10:05:20 AM PST by mandaladon
Remember when Trump supposedly blundered into a diplomatic minefield he had no comprehension of by taking a phone call from the President of Taiwan? The same media that his dismissed his presidential run as comedy were dead certain that disaster lay ahead in a complex and delicate diplomatic relationship.
So committed are Trump haters to the idea that he cannot possibly have outsmarted them that they never bother to consider that a plan may be at work. Average Americans understand that the devastation of our manufacturing sector is in large part the result of that delicate diplomatic balance, and the notion that it might be disrupted sounds as satisfying as watching stuffy rich lady Margaret Dumont receive her comeuppance at the hands of Groucho Marx.
Yesterday, Donald Trump revealed a brilliant choice for Chinese ambassador on Facebook, bypassing the media once again.
President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa, the longest-serving governor in American history, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to China.
Gov. Branstad's relationship with President Xi Jinping dates back to the mid-1980s, when President Xi was a young county official seeking a closer relationship with Iowa's robust agriculture sector.
“Governor Branstad’s decades of experience in public service and long-time relationship with President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders make him the ideal choice to serve as America’s Ambassador to China,” said President-elect Trump. “He successfully developed close trade ties with China while serving as chief executive of the Hawkeye State. That experience will serve him well as he represents America’s interests and further develops a mutually beneficial relationship with Chinese leadership.”
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I think LeBron James has a game at the same time. Or maybe he will fly down to Caracas and catch Venezuela play Cuba in a prelim to the WBC.
“It’s DJT’s continuing holiday performance of The Nutcracker Tweet!”
Oh, lord, actual creativity. Run! Run!
#4 - good observation.
I am surprised that we don’t have full diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
If not that, then regular contacts, like a call with our President.
That Reagan, Bush I and Bush II didn’t talk with them, is ridiculous.
Here is a list of Taiwan’s biggest companies. I like products from Asus and HTC, for example.
http://www.economywatch.com/companies/forbes-list/taiwan.html
LOL - there's one for the ages!!
A problem not just with China:
Saudi Arabia buys up land in Arizona; using desert water after drought concerns at home
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3355980/posts
“A problem not just with China:”
Yes, I probably should have included that in my post. The Saudi’s are a REAL problem.
I really hope we can do something to reverse this, but I’m afraid what’s behind foreign purchases of real assets is collateral for our massive debt.
Batman11 wrote:
““I love that he puts out a “tweet” and the media chases that story with outrage, then he puts out another “tweet” and the press jumps over to that new story.”
Yup. It’s DJT’s continuing holiday performance of The Nutcracker Tweet!”
Omg, I am dying.... “Nutcracker Tweet”
That’s one for the FR books !!
That is funny. They are lost little lambs trying to find their BO Peep.
“Omg, I am dying.... “Nutcracker Tweet”
That’s one for the FR books !!”
...and a new tagline is born! :)
LOL. Thanks for the ping.
Will Branstad now be an advocate for his “old friend?”
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