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2007-05-18 China-Japan-Koreas

Two key players shape Bush administration's pro-China stance

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2007-05-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I think the only thing that will budge China will be an organized boycott of Chinese goods aimed at the retailers here, as Zenster has ranted about so much lately, and class-action lawsuits aimed at retailers who use inferior and dangerous Chinese products - e.g. recent pet food poisoning. These criminal trade practices do seem to the the norm in China, but the large buyers of Chinese goods won't care until they're made to care. Hell, add in the "Free Tibet" angle to get the lefties on board. The recent action to try to boycott the Beijing Olympics seems to be getting some attention.

I'm probably pissing into the wind, but I'm sick and tired of subsidizing the largest totalitarian regime on Earth, and I plan to shop much more carefully and let the retailers know that.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-05-18 13:40|| 2007-05-18 13:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Good luck, xbalanke. I avoid the "Made in China" label as much as possible but it's discouraging when damn near everything is "Made in China". You might find a T-shirt here and there but we forfeited our manufacturing and can't really make much of anything anymore. This story just confirms what anybody with any sense already figured out which is that somebody, somewhere in this country is making lots and lots of money from the China trade and is willing to risk national security to keep on making it. I blame Bush and I really mean it this time.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-05-18 15:53|| 2007-05-18 15:53|| Front Page Top

#3 "Largest totalitarian regime on earth" > CHENEY already said it few years back - iff CHINA, etc. want wealth and modernity, they have to de-regulate. Personally, I'd trust a Chicom more than a Soviet = SovCom/RusCom, and as said before MAO-ISM in its original premises is ideo much closer to Western DemoCapitalism, DemoLibertarianism + DemSocialism-Euro-Socialism than SOVIETISM/STALINISM. Mao went off the track when he began listening to Stalin + the Moscow Boyz. IOW, NUTSHELL - MAO-ISM IS "RIGHTISM", MAO-ISM IS SO-CALLED "FASCISM". TRICK FOR DUBYA-USA IS TO KEEP CHINA ON THE RIGHT. MAO-ISM IS AS CLOSE TO CAPITALISM + MATERIALISM-CONSUMERISM AS A DEDICATED COMMIE CAN HOPE TO GET, AND STILL CALL HIMSELF A COMMIE OR SOCIALIST.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-05-18 21:56|| 2007-05-18 21:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Both Paulson and Bolton are former Goldman Sachs executives. The financial company, which has made hundreds of millions of dollars in business in China, is believed to be involved in a national conflict of interest in that it is headquartered in the United States.

Some might even call it treason.

I think the only thing that will budge China will be an organized boycott of Chinese goods aimed at the retailers here, as Zenster has ranted about so much lately, and class-action lawsuits aimed at retailers who use inferior and dangerous Chinese products - e.g. recent pet food poisoning.

Thank you for understanding, xbalanke. Although the GWoT and current immigration bill areto an understandable extenthogging the limelight, eventually China must be made to pay the piper.

This story just confirms what anybody with any sense already figured out which is that somebody, somewhere in this country is making lots and lots of money from the China trade and is willing to risk national security to keep on making it. I blame Bush and I really mean it this time.

All you need to do is examine where Bush's campaign funding comes from and it becomes very clear why he has turned such a blind eye on the China issue. With this immigration bill loomingmore than ever beforeAmericans are being sold straight down the river.

China represents a much larger threat than international terrorism. The regional and global hegemony they seek would involve human rights violations on par with a global Islamic caliphate. America's politicians are such money grubbing filth that they no longer give a damn where the cash comes from so long as it flows into their pockets. Just as this tainted cash funds their re-election, so do they give a damnas in the immigration billabout where they get the votes that return them to office.

This is betrayal on a vast scale.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-18 22:50|| 2007-05-18 22:50|| Front Page Top

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