“Did you know they demoted their official that was sent to sign the agreement, after he left China?”
No I didn’t know and furthermore I don’t believe it. The signing of the document is a mere formality and all aspects of the agreement were determined and approved well before the signing ceremony.
The reason I mentioned this, is that Rush made a comment about it the other day. I may not have heard it as accurately as I would have liked, but Liu He was demoted last May, or shortly before that.
From what I understand China thought he was being to much of a yes-man in the negotiations. They also thought he wasn’t being shown much respect, and was just going along allowing that to happen.
Not sure if they are still upset with him, but I guess time will tell. They’re all about saving face, so in the short term we may not hear much.
I appreciate the challenge. No problem.