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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:35:32 PM
This is what MDGC needed: Clinton reaches out to China
The priorities of the United States in its relationship with China are to salvage the world’s economy and to combat global warming.
Hilary Clinton, the new US Secretary of State, made it clear this weekend that human rights are bottom on her list of priorities. She came to China to gain the country’s confidence. Her hosts are waiting to see what will happen after Barack Obama’s inauguration.
There is no Obama-fever in Beijing, especially since the new US Minister of Finance accused China of ‘manipulating’ the value of the Chinese currency.
In a rather un-diplomatic tone Clinton had already announced that human rights were not allowed to disturb proceedings. Clinton is focussing on three crises: the economy, climate and regional security risks in North Korea among others.
China and the US together are responsible for forty percent of the world’s greenhouse gass emissions. The fight against climate change could herald a new impulse in the relationship between the two countries. Economically, the two countries have been inter-dependent for years.
Clinton pleaded with Beijing to keep investing in US government bonds. Clinton said that ‘together we shall crash or together we shall grow. Luckily, we are heading in the same direction.’
And this is a picture of my favorite person who should be leading this country but made a difference in China:
The priorities of the United States in its relationship with China are to salvage the world’s economy and to combat global warming.
Hilary Clinton, the new US Secretary of State, made it clear this weekend that human rights are bottom on her list of priorities. She came to China to gain the country’s confidence. Her hosts are waiting to see what will happen after Barack Obama’s inauguration.
There is no Obama-fever in Beijing, especially since the new US Minister of Finance accused China of ‘manipulating’ the value of the Chinese currency.
In a rather un-diplomatic tone Clinton had already announced that human rights were not allowed to disturb proceedings. Clinton is focussing on three crises: the economy, climate and regional security risks in North Korea among others.
China and the US together are responsible for forty percent of the world’s greenhouse gass emissions. The fight against climate change could herald a new impulse in the relationship between the two countries. Economically, the two countries have been inter-dependent for years.
Clinton pleaded with Beijing to keep investing in US government bonds. Clinton said that ‘together we shall crash or together we shall grow. Luckily, we are heading in the same direction.’
And this is a picture of my favorite person who should be leading this country but made a difference in China:
