Comments on: China Tests Obama

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:11:24 +0000

anoneagle, I didn’t ask you how China could help. I asked how it has.

By: anoneagle

anoneagle — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:28:29 +0000

GC, we need China’s cooperation in N. Korea, in Iran, in Sudan and in not wrecking havoc in our financial dismal left behind by 8 years of republican rule. America had “enjoyed” 8-years of unilateralism and cowboy diplomacy; unfortunately, it leads us nowhere but into a downward spiral. Sadly, the right-wing war mongers are still beating battle drum.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:42:00 +0000

anoneagle, what has our cooperation with China achieved?

By: anoneagle

anoneagle — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:18:34 +0000

GC, I’m sure the president and his secretary of state can (and have been) have candid conversations with their Chinese counterparts. The fact these conversations didn’t yield the kind of results that appease the far-rights doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing to the Americans. US-China cooperation is vital in the current climate. Now is not the time to rock the boat.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:33:32 +0000

anoneagle, the longer we delay holding candid conversations with China, the worse things will get. We can put them off, but we cannot avoid the problems with Beijing.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:31:51 +0000

Susan Katz Keating, yes, thank you. The Impeccable incident did not come out of the blue. From the beginning of the People’s Republic, the Communist Party has been either hostile or uncooperative. And, with a deteriorating economy, Beijing’s policies are getting worse.

By: anoneagle

anoneagle — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:10:39 +0000

Nay. Sino-US relation is largely cordial and beneficial. Much to the chagrin of his political foes at home, Obama has acted wisely by not letting a minute incident to distract his attention away from fixing the American economy.

By: Susan Katz Keating

Susan Katz Keating — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:52:25 +0000

Remember: China has been hostile for a VERY long time.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:43:33 +0000

silencetrigger, Japan has not claimed that Chinese military vessels cannot enter its EEZ and has not engaged in dangerous conduct harrassing China’s vessels in EEZ waters.

The U.S. in fact claims an EEZ even though it has not ratified UNCLOS.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:38:29 +0000

Tim, you are right that Obama has yet to find the levers that will influence China and North Korea. I am not sure he will ever do so. Of course, the Bush administration, after eight years, also failed in this regard because it had a poor understanding of what is actually happening in these two countries.

Eventually, Americans will “get it,” and I hope they do so before it is too late.