Posted on 11/17/2009 12:34:13 PM PST by GauchoUSA
BEIJING – President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals.
In this week's choreographed show of U.S.-Chinese good will, Obama's pledge to treat China as a trusted global partner won a return promise of shared effort on world troubles — but not much else.
Standing stiffly together in the Great Hall of the People after a morning of talks, Obama and President Hu Jintao talked expansively Tuesday of common burdens and joint efforts on global warming, nuclear disarmament, the anemic economy and other big issues. They dealt coolly with differences over human rights and trade, leaving them out of public view or reserved for coded language.
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Sounds like the bow would have been more appropriate in China rather than Japan.
0bama is destroying the US at home and abroad.
That’s because China is embracing capitalism as fast as we are embracing socialism. Get a clue BHO!
Obama made us a 3 rd world country the day he took office
When you to China with your begging bowl as the world’s biggest debtor nation, then you are no longer in charge. He who pays the piper calls the tune.
Current Occupant promised to change the way the rest of the world views the United States of America.
Mission Accomplished.
All bad.
What differences?
No doubt in my mind that Hu bent Obama over.
When China senses that it has the upper hand, it will twist the knife in our gut.
Obama just oozes with something, it’s coming out of his ears, eyes, and most importantly mouth...weakness
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