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2016-05-23 Southeast Asia

Champ Arrives in Vietnam, aims to lure it away from China

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Posted by Pappy 2016-05-23 00:31|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

Yes, we told him to go. When he's out of the country his 'negatives' recede, then of course there's the 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200 sale, but who better to stir up shi* in Asia?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-05-23 01:53|| 2016-05-23 01:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Flowers? They must not know him very well.

Posted by gorb 2016-05-23 02:05|| 2016-05-23 02:05|| Front Page Top

#3 News From The Front - very interesting that POTUS led with the announcement and the Boeing deal. In my experience they build up a little and make announcements on the last day (tomorrow in this case). I think the admin wanted to show the ChiComms straight away he means bidness. All of this was of course worked out back channel w/Charlie long ago. These trips are soooo scripted. Literally down to the color of the table cloths and the floral arraignments. Optics are good for the admin on this one vis a vis the ChiComms/re re pivot. Standby for flowery media play from the usual suspects. The term "rock star" was already used. Nostradamus sez look for Charlie to quietly release some low/mid-level dissidents in a few months as to not connect it to the visit/deal.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2016-05-23 08:56|| 2016-05-23 08:56|| Front Page Top

#4 He had to do it before he left office. Couldn't leave that one on the table for Trump.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-05-23 09:15|| 2016-05-23 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 very interesting that POTUS led with the announcement and the Boeing deal

Creating those jobs must have hurt him. He'll probably allow them to be manufactured in Vietnam or something equally stupid just to claw some of that back.

Posted by gorb 2016-05-23 13:58|| 2016-05-23 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Flowers? They must not know him very well.

Poppies, gorb?

Posted by Skidmark 2016-05-23 17:17|| 2016-05-23 17:17|| Front Page Top

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