What the heck do you mean by giving it more "rights and freedom" according to whom? There was no such promises made by the CPC leadership then, during the interim between Pres.Zhang Zemin or Pres. Hu Jintao. The joining of China into the W.T.O. was not on a pre condition that China as it's economic rise progresses that it must adapt certain key aspects that U.S. wants China to have.
With all due respect that's just a bunch of hooey. China succeeded because of CPC leadership and planning. Pres.Xi Jinping is being used as this reason detrè or catalyst for the change in policy by the west led by U.S. towards China is not only insulting but lacks any credible evidence to back up such unfortunate charge .
Whether it's Pres.Xi or God forbid Bo Xilai or anyone else that became the leader of China in 2012 the current change of policies by the U.S. would have remained and unchanged. The notion that only if China did this or did what the U.S. asked them to do that all of the challenges that's manifesting would have not existed is not supported by facts and history. In my opinion the mere idea that a sovereign country like China must kowtow or bend the knee to the U.S. to keep the peace and bow down it's head and not be ambitious to seek and carve it's own unique place in the world is pretty insulting.
The Chinese people in China have worked so darn hard and endured a lot of pain and challenges to get to where it is today not because of the U.S. benevolence. The achievements and the economic successes must be given to the country's leadership, the CPC party and the people of the country that continued it's belief in their system. The changes that the country made was never etched in stone to work nor it's affiliation with the U.S. or the W.T.O. membership. If that was the sole criterion of economic success then I supposed India should be where China is and China should be where India is right now with worsening internal strife, the worst hunger in the world, politics that don't seem to work and incompetence on many levels etc..
Why don't you present us this American benevolence you speak so highly and fondly of that they have done for China. I mean there's a quote that's been attributed to an American politician which said: "In politics/geopolitics there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests."
So the idea that America helped China because of it's benevolence flies at every piece of geopolitical actions that America has ever committed in the entire history of that country.
Your comment came across like it came off naive and ig...t of histories of U.S. - China relations beginning in the late 18th century all the way to it's involvement in the country's Civil War, the Korean War, Vietnam War, internal meddling in Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and the current techno-economic War.
bajingan
Senior Member
They guy got dementia, its getting more likely he is one term president
It's clear he never wanted this job. Nor did Trump.
It's also clear he won because of dislike for Trump.
Got to give President Trump credit, because he always referred to Xi Jinping as President Xi, and always called Lui He by his name Lui He.
The current guy don't the name of anybody, including the people he appointed.
We can bet President Trump is not like that. No sir, no way.
He will remember the names. He knows who are all those individuals he recently pardoned.
Now they owe him a favour, big time!
Liú HèGot to give President Trump credit, because he always referred to Xi Jinping as President Xi, and always called Lui He by his name Lui He.
The current guy don't the name of anybody, including the people he appointed.
We can bet President Trump is not like that. No sir, no way.
He will remember the names. He knows who are all those individuals he recently pardoned.
Now they owe him a favour, big time!
dotard had his moments
@localizer do you think he will be replace before the end of his term, I think the power brokers will have the last say and I'm worried with competing interest the US may descent to chaos and may pull all of us with it.
He wont finish this term with the way his dementia his worsening. Have you seen how actively Kamal Harris is running the administration? She's the one who's interacting with most foreign leaders. Biden hasn't even had a press conference yet, i wonder why. Trump with all his flaws at least faced the media every week.