Obama’s China trip exceeds expectations with wins on climate change, trade

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | November 12, 2014 | McClatchy News Service

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Expectations were low when President Obama started his China trip Monday, less than a week after Democrats were trounced in the midterm elections.

Yet upon his departure Wednesday from Beijing, Obama could claim some trophies from his visit: He’d landed several agreements with his hosts, including a first-ever commitment by China to control its greenhouse gas emissions.

“I would describe this as the most successful multilateral summit of his presidency,” said Aaron Connelly, a research fellow in the East Asia program of Lowy Institute in Australia. He said it was impressive that the White House had been able to nail down some deals late in Obama’s visit to Beijing, as opposed to having concluded them days or weeks earlier.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Crazieman]

If the Chronic is happy, we’re in bad shape.

[FlingWingFlyer]

When Obammie gets a “win”, Americans are always the biggest losers.

[Jim from C-Town]

“I would describe this as the most successful multilateral summit of his presidency,” They have a rather low bar.

[Paladin2]

Unexpected and unprecedented.

[leapfrog0202]

A win on climate change? Hmmm, they don’t do a darn thing until 2030, but we start NOW? How is that a win? That is bend over and take it in the tush from China IMO.

[EQAndyBuzz]

He landed trophies. Yup, that’s what he did. He committed the US to decrease emissions and shut down our energy industry while China and Russia could expand their fossil fuel development.

Nice trophy.

[Fungi]

Bingo!!!!!!!!!!

[skeeter]

He “landed an agreement” with the Chinese all right. How much more lying shit from the toads in the MSM must we endure.

[gaijin]

Despite everything, some are STILL carrying the water and getting the leg tingle.

Amazing.

[txrefugee]

If Republicans don’t cut all funding to these unconstitutional decrees, they should be replaced in 2016.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

He gives everything away ,
and gets nothing in return ,
and then it is called a success .. ?
Under what barter system ? ("I can be very flexible ..")

[wetgundog]

US just got sold down the Yangtze, by Muslim, down-low, carpetbagger.

[Sirius Lee]

He gave away everything for a vague “promise” that he we be given a few magic beans 16 years hence. What a deal!

[molson209]

Code for , Total Waste of time and money

[willk]

Peace in our time!!!

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Only in the sense that one’s expectations were that he would do something stupid. In that sense he exceeded my expectations.

[Sasparilla]

As usual, 0bama gave away the ranch. This is what the country gets when its leader’s only bargaining and negotiating skill is in the buying and selling of cocaine.

[4rcane]

this is like the deal GOP Congress got with OBama. Promised spending cuts in the distant future and when in a few years renege on that deal

[M Kehoe]

Obama could claim some trophies from his visit:

0bama gets trophies and Americans get the shaft.

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