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Clinton: U.S. must demand fairness from China
Japan Today ^ | 10/15/11

Posted on 10/14/2011 6:19:56 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Clinton: U.S. must demand fairness from China

World Oct. 15, 2011 - 07:00AM JST ( 4 )

NEW YORK —

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday it’s time for the United States to stand up to China as the U.S. puts the economy at the center of its foreign policy.

She told business leaders at the Economic Club of New York that the U.S. shouldn’t continue to allow itself to be taken advantage of by China, which long has been accused by the West of undervaluing its currency to boost exports around the globe.

“They continue to try to game the system to their advantage and our disadvantage,” she said. “It is fitting and timely for us to be standing up and saying, ‘this is not acceptable.’”

China is the world’s second largest economy, and it increasingly isn’t shy about showing off its weapons as well as its wealth.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; communism; freerape; globalism; hillaryclinton; hitlery; multiculturalism; trade
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To: TigerLikesRooster

It’s the dog turning to bite its master.


21 posted on 10/15/2011 5:04:58 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Where happened to all of the tariff loving Yankees of the 19th century when we need them?


22 posted on 10/15/2011 5:08:51 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Since they hold a lot of our debt, are we in a position to
demand anything from China?


23 posted on 10/15/2011 9:07:17 AM PDT by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: sickoflibs

Hillary to our rescue. Long live the hilda beast.


24 posted on 10/15/2011 1:23:12 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned.)
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