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What say you all? Will Barack “Socialist” Hussain Obama, bower to foreign dignitaries prove to the American people once and for all that he is a puppet administrator with no real gumption to lead this nation by symbolically bowing to America’s economic masters, the Chinese? If every Tea partying loon member of the conservative fringe could have their way then yes he will! Apparently China is not to happy with the prospect of the US president accepting to meet with exiled Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama in an upcoming US visit he has planned for later this month. The Chinese who have invested considerable amount of money in the US have made it clear that this kind of relationship could be adversely affected in the future if the US president goes thru with his upcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama.
It is yet to be seen however if the Chinese scare tactics will affect the choices of our president. The eyes of the American people however should definitely be focused on the choices the president makes later this month. It can be a surefire indication as to the influence of China on not just the American economy but American politics as well because if the Chinese can bark and make us jump then they definitely have the upper hand on the other hand if our president meets with a very visible and vocal leader who is apposed to Chinese policy and embraces his cause and mission then it puts us at odds with China.
Google’s efforts to squash Chinese control over their product has scaled up since the Chinese have withdrawn from manufacturing Google’s phone. China has demonstrated to the world that while they have embraced the concept of being rich that true Capitalism (that is free market) and democracy is not part of the bargain. Will this be an empty threat on the part of the Chinese or will the Chinese begin to back out of American investment en masse leaving American businesses struggling for investors and a market to sell their products to.
To the Chinese it is definitely a power play but are they positioned to come out victorious? Do they have enough financial power to pull through with an economic boycott on America and come out unscathed. The Chinese people are accustomed to poverty but an economic boycott on the US today can prove disastrous on the Chinese economy. The depend on us as much if not more so than we depend on them. So while the ego of Chinese leaders might not be able to conceive of a friendly meeting between an economic partner and a political adversary American views allow for much more. Time will tell what will become of this situation, personally I hope the president does meet with the Dalai Lama and that the Chinese come to appreciate and respect the value of open dialogue. Who knows if this can become another teaching moment.
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