Bush's brother has 400,000-dollar contract with Chinese firm

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[Senator Goldwater]

That's right. The Elder Bush was Envoy to China after Nixon's breakthrough in 1972.

[eastforker]

Anyone with a half a brain and a computer can have connections with china,it's not hard.I have conversations via E-Mail daily discussing new products and I don't use brokers,I deal with the factory.

[maui_hawaii]

The story of modern China's relations with the West, have quite often included the Bush family in some way shape or fashion.

That isn't nessesarily a bad thing.

[Lurkd Long Enough]

Not that it means anything in relation to W, but I just found it interesting. Trading with China is lucrative, and a food would pass up the opportunity.

Niel's story is a bit more complex that a simple business deal, though.

[maui_hawaii]

Fact is, a lot of people who talk about China are very polarized by it. The honest debate doesn't always happen.

If he was in Italy, would anyone be questioning the relationship?

[wardaddy]

I'm guilty too....my Nornico SKS(s)....oh the horror of it all.

[eastforker]

Thats my point,all of europe trade and have dealings with china.When was the last time you bought something from sears,wallmart,k-mart,JC penney etc.A large % comes from china.

[maui_hawaii]

Being "in" with China isn't all that its cracked up to be.

If I am not mistaken rather recently the US Chamber of Commerce issued a report talking about how China has flunked on many parts of their WTO agreements.

Being head of the Chamber of Commerce isn't an indictment.

Knowing what one is talking about doesn't equate to being a patsy or a puppet.

[Mr. Buzzcut]

That cinches it ... I am not voting for Neil ... wtf?!?!?

[EyesWideOpen]

Considering all things, this article and reporting is designed to be a hit piece against GW....little more.

This article is sickening... same old, same old... the wheel goes round and round... like turnstiles on a subway gate.

[RS]

"Should we heat up the tar bucket and start gathering feathers yet. How dare he have a contract with a Chinese Company. ..."

.... and we thought it was bad when Billy Carter pissed on the side of the runway....

[Askel5]

=== Being "in" with China isn't all that its cracked up to be.

I hear you ... it's just one of the reasons I wish our guys were as bright as the former Soviets who enjoy a sort Corsican brother "Sino-Soviet" relationship with their yet communist comrades and major competitors in the drug and terror networks worldwide.

[Askel5]

=== If I am not mistaken rather recently the US Chamber of Commerce issued a report talking about how China has flunked on many parts of their WTO agreements.

Is this not a stroke of genius on China's part. (How stupid can we be?)

Rake in all manner of concessions as hung on the Westerners' hope the "saving graces of Western materialism" will bring them around to our way of thinking ... all the while having no "membership" that actually requires they play by anyone's rules but their own? Much like Russia enjoys having its limited membership in NATO ... the entire organization liberally salted with Russians thanks to the likes of President Bush who didn't even wait for the dust of the Wall to settle before installing our new "former Soviet" friends not only in NATO but as partners in all manner of US operations.

In 1989 edition of the National Drug Control Strategy, President Bush made it official:

'We must be prepared to share our knowledge and our concern with the Soviet Union and Eastern European nations and be willing to engage them in cooperative counterdrug activities". (36)

In this strategy document, there was no recognition of the role of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe countries in drug-trafficking and in creating the very sickness the strategy was designed to cure.

Towards the end of 1989, the DEA made a formal proposal to the Soviets for the DEA to conduct 'advanced narcotics investigations' for about 30 anti-narcotics professionals from Soviet customs, the Ministry of Interior and the KGB. As one DEA official, Paul Higdon, explained: 'We're looking at them as policemen - these guys are cops with a mission similar to ours'. Not to be outdone, US Customs is proposing a formal information-sharing agreement, similar to the ones we have with most of our Western allies'

Hear No Evil -- Part II