I do not blame Powell for this. Why? Well, he made the statement as Sec. of State, his official position, not as some private citizen expressing his personal views. Thus, if that is the case, and the administration does not support it, then why do they not come forth and refute it? Negate it? Say that Powell's statements are not the code regeur of the adm.? Well ....because his statements are policy. No administration .....Republican or Democrat ....would ever place the wellbeing of Taiwan before the stuff China dangles before us as a lure (basically we get far more from China than from Taiwan). Greed doesn't care about party lines ....sadly.
Powell said his statements as Sec. of State, and no one has negated them yet.
China can do no wrong as long as it continues buying our long-term bonds in the billions of dollars, and has a market place that US firms (and their P.A.Cs) salivate about day and night. And as long as that is the case then do not expect anything different from any Sec. of State, from any party, for quite some time.
And no one is being undermined. If that was the case Powell would be out of a job faster than you can say 'what' ....or at the very least such statements would stop. But if you recall even last year statements were coming out about the whole one-China thingimajig.
Oh, and by the way, what Powell said is basically state policy.
I don't either, he's just being used to stir up China/Taiwan/US disagreement.
But I also would like to see a new Sec. of State for Bush's next term.
China has never given back the property they confiscated after Tienanmen Square, so while businessmen drool over the potential of a billion consumers, there's not much going to happen.
As far as them buying our bonds, their economy is chugging along at only $500 billion a year in total. They don't have one tenth the buying power of Japan or Europe.
The fact is that leftists here in the US are still supporting China as the last great communist hope. They created China, and they'll support it until Americans wise up and vote all the leftists out. The left is panicked that they could end up out of the money for another 4 years and that's why they're becoming increasingly desperate.
Ah...and there we have it. Money and greed triumph over all!
Whats right, doesn't count for squat.
And to think some freepers slam me and say I can't even be a Christian if I don't vote for the administration that advocates communist slavery over freedom!
LOL!
If we help and support a godless communist dictatorship over free people that only want to live in peace, we will pay for it one day.
All that cheap red Chinese slave product on sale down at the Great Wall-Mart will carry a very high price in the future.
Heck we are already seeing what a great deal "free trade" with the communist giant is. Its driving the cost of oil and gas through the roof!
Kinda puts it in a whole new light, filling your gas chugging SUV with 2 dollar plus (going ever higher) gas so you can drive down to the Great Wall-Mart and buy cheap junk!
What a DEAL! LOL!