antiterror13
Brigadier
win-win solution, nobody losing face
Chinese Economics Thread
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I wouldn't call it win win because after exhausting every channel and using every dirty trick to derail AIIB the US has no choice but to accept it.
Blackstone
Brigadier
It was a strategic blunder of the first order for Obama to oppose the AIIB, and one hopes he learns the important lesson of not asking friends and allies to go against their important national interests. Team Obama and the dysfunctional three-ring circus know as the US Senate need to craft a realistic and achievable grand strategy to manage the reemergence of the Middle Kingdom as a critical partner to the Bretton Woods world order, or risk additional parallel global institutions created by the developing blocks like BRICS, Eurasian Custom Union, Belt and Road, RCEP, and the SCO. There's still time to make a place for China at the head table, but it takes a brand of tough and realistic leadership America hasn't seen since President Reagan.
antiterror13
Brigadier
it is win-win solution ... finally Obama accept it after saying something like "China has resolved his concerns" ..... so no losing face of both sides
i wouldn't consider it win win because, the basic equation has not changed at all and i believe china fully expects the United States to sabotage and derail them at every available opportunity.
The Business & Economic World have always been like this - whether Wall Street in the US or any Street for that matter. Politics and Economic/Finance besides Military are strong power bases for countries, especially the Big ones. Observers might disagree with some "strategies" and "counter-strategies" used, but that is expected. The winner or perhaps even the co-winners could be expected. In the final analysis most countries are not naïve regarding benefits of AIIB or TPP (If it ever comes about). Such economic alignments could co-exist where possible. I suppose "agree to disagree" at times could be a good compromise, as hurling diatribes at any country will not help but only aggravate the matter.
antiterror13
Brigadier
hmmm, it depends how you define win-win ... to me it is indeed win-win, like ..."the US would say ... now I support the bank because China now has resolved our concerns, so no issues now and we will support it" ... thats politics and it is the art of diplomacy to not losing face. I totally agree that politically it was Obama blunder to not support the bank in the first place.
It is interesting how the Japanese would do now ... I'd expect it would follow the US soon (as usual), what interesting is how China and Japan would say, so Japan wouldn't lose face
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
I think Obama is playing nice over AIIB because of the heavy criticism. But yes he may not sabotage AIIB anytime soon but he'll make China pay someplace else. It's just like the state dinner. On the face of it, it's giving respect but Obama can get the news media and talking heads to bash China on human rights or anything else to humiliate China during the visit. Only Beijing would see the glass as half full when it's used just as much to humiliate China.
Equation
Lieutenant General
Yeah but it's the US media and Obama administration that started it, only to see it backfired and now they're trying to save face when it comes to AIIB.
