Posted on 09/23/2009 2:57:44 PM PDT by Al B.
Sarah Palin was pounded by the media as a foreign-policy novice during last year's presidential campaign. But when it comes to the U.S. approach toward China, she has ideas worth listening to.
"Twenty years ago, many believed that as China liberalized its economy, greater political freedom would naturally follow," the former Alaska governor and Republican nominee for the vice presidency told a Hong Kong audience yesterday. "Unfortunately that has not come to pass."
Mrs. Palin sees China's authoritarian nature as a security concern for the U.S. and its allies in Asia-Pacific, and she has a point. North Korea, Burma and other rogue regimes couldn't sustain themselves without Chinese support. Not to mention the hundreds of missiles Beijing has pointed at Taiwan and its navy's increasingly muscular attitude in the South China Sea. "How many books and articles have been written about the dangers of India's rise?" she asked.
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Mrs. Palin also espoused the value of alliances with like-minded democratic countries in the region such as Japan, Australia and India. The U.S. "can, must and should" work with China to address issues of "mutual concern," she said. "But we also need to work with our allies in addressing the uncertainties created by China's rise."
The Obama Administration could take a page from this book. So far, the White House has gone out of its way to downplay human rights in China and tiptoe around recent crackdowns in Tibet and Xinjiang, preferring to focus on hipper issues like climate change. This "don't ask, don't tell" approach to Beijing does no favors to the Chinese people, much less to the West's core interests in Asia. At the same time, America's other alliances in the region have been largely ignored.
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This brings a big smile to my face.
Well, it would be hypocritical of him to fault China for human rights violations when he's hell-bent to reduce US citizens' rights . . .
Palin understands just about EVERYTHING better than 0.
“...Palin understands Beijing better than Obama.”
I love Palin. But seriously, ANYBODY with above room temp IQ understands Beijing better than the Obamalooon.
“Palin understands just about EVERYTHING better than 0”
Palin understands just about EVERYTHING better than most of the good ‘ole boy GOP, too. That’s why she scares the crap out of them.
She was clearly the class act of the last election and has hit nothing but homeruns everytime she has said or written anything these last few months. Great job, Sarah Palin!
(saw this on another board, thought you all might like it)
That’s what I meant when I said she’s about to descend upon these f***ers like a metric ton of righteous American Whoop Ass; she’s angling to rouse Jacksonian America.
In fact, the time and conditions are ripe to unleash a furious Jacksonian backlash on the prancing f***nozzles who pretend to rule us.
Financial chicanery of the moneyed class, sneering intellectual mandarins, stroppy foreigners shitting on American interests; all things that Jacksonian America despises.
All that’s required is a charismatic, plain-spoken figure to ignite the powder. Enter Mrs. Palin, match in hand.
(saw this on another board, thought you all might like it)
Where? might be interesting.
Yeah. Great big, hugh smile.
Sarah is building her bonafides. Brick by brick. And she’s doing it in a way that gets noticed. Excellent strategy.
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