[ponder life]

So...it's okay for the Chi-Comms to be hawkish and "distort the negotiations" but not the U.S.

I'm sure Paulson's counter part(s) did not have a hawkish or negative view toward America. If anything, they have their own objectors to deal with, who do.

[Paul Ross]

I'm sure Paulson's counter part(s) did not have a hawkish or negative view toward America.

Blah, blah. Your certitude is backed up by what precisely? This is the same PRC CCP which now has pushed through against all trade fairness rules...a Six-To-One trade imbalance.