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China, Obama and McCainPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Two China angles on the U.S. elections: Chinese opinion of Obama
Obama's China advisors include Jeff Bader, Richard Bush, Ken Lieberthal, Mike Lampton, Evan Medeiros, Bob Kapp, Kevin Nealer and Bob Suettinger. McCain's team includes Randy Scheunemann, Rich Armitage, Peter Rodman, Rick Williamson, Mike Green, Dan Blumenthal and Randy Schriver. |
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Comments on China, Obama and McCain
Armitage on team McCain's China detail? Uh oh...
Obama's China list is much better than McCain's. Bob Kapp is a smart pick, as well as Lieberthal and Lampton. I'm impressed! With the permission of Obama's campaign volunteers, I would like to stand in the background wearing my Chinese silk/satin APEC jacket and retro Chairman Mao red star cap.
In recent years, Condoleeza Rice (U.S. Secretary of State) has been the subject of some very nasty racist commentary on Chinese internet chatrooms. If Obama is elected and such patterns continue, how might that figure into things?
"In recent years, Condoleeza Rice (U.S. Secretary of State) has been the subject of some very nasty racist commentary on Chinese internet chatrooms. If Obama is elected and such patterns continue, how might that figure into things?"---MA BOLE
Crazier things have happened and Mr. Obama could possibly get elected but its highly implausible. Not because of his pigmentation, but because McCain is better suited for the job.
Nonetheless, I think China has a problem with folks that don't have cadaver-white skin tones. That's an understatement. They have a problem with everyone. What's the deal with that? Simple. It's all insecurities.
Of course, I wish Miss Rice would have run for office. She would have been totally kick ass. No one better than Condi. Hopefully McCain picks her for V.P.
This is a useful essay and translation - thanks for bringing it to our attention. China didn't seem to be a big issue in the election, but certainly visits by Clinton, Geithner, and the pollution negotiators make it clear how important it is to the US. Plus the G-20 meetings....
This video series summarizes some of the issues and also includes clips from speeches Obama made on the campaign trail about China:
http://china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=1191. The name of the video is Election '08 and the Challenge of China. It's from the fall but is still okay.
What do you think?
(thanks by the way for the useful url clues. Hope mine look ok.