Bush Sr. worried China faces trade backlash in U.S. (from DEMS he says)

[rodeodance]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/pl_nm/china_usa_bush_dc

Bush Sr. worried China faces trade backlash in U.S.

By Ben Blanchard Thu Dec 14, 12:49 AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - China needs to do more to address its trade deficit with the United States or risk a backlash from protectionist elements in the newly Democrat-controlled legislature, former President
George Bush said on Thursday.

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"The huge trade deficit remains a very sensitive issue for the United States and in the long run an issue for the leaders of China," Bush told students at the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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"These kinds of steps are critical if China wants to prevent an erosion of political support in the United States for strong relations with China, and to counter the forces for protectionism in the United States," said Bush.

"My worry is that some of the leaders in the new Congress are anti-free trade; they are more for protectionism," added the former Republican president, who first came to Beijing in 1974 to help pave the way for restoring Sino-U.S. diplomatic ties.

"We're coming into a difficult period in the United States," he added.

[rodeodance]

1. .....scarcely mentioned human rights in his speech.......

......Bush, father of the current U.S. president and a self-described "old friend" of China, scarcely mentioned human rights in his speech at a Chinese university, praising the Beijing government and saying Sino-U.S. ties would be this century's most important relationship.

[BR_Parkway]

2. Thanks to your idiot son - "We're coming into a difficult period in the United States," he added.

[wakeme2008]

3. IT IS NOT FUCKING CHINA's FAULT the Corps in the

US are going there for CHEAP LABOR prices.. :grr:

[Captain Hilts]

4. This, from the guy who wasn't upset by the events in T-Square. nt

[David__77]

14. Those events are China's business, not ours.

China has the right to maintain its own social system without some new McCarthyite cold war threat from the US.

[closeupready]

22. You can't be serious.

China has the right to deny its citizens human rights???

Or were you just being facetious?

[msongs]

5. it's a chinese Xmas 2006, the heathens are making the gifts for the true believers! nt

[Kolesar]

6. He should be worried. Our party represents the mainstream opinion of America...eom

[LynnTheDem]

7. Ummm...does he refer to AMERICA'S trade deficit with China?

Maybe that's something AMERICA should deal with.

How DARE that damn China own us!!!

The Republic Party; dumber by the minute.

[nealmhughes]

8. To paraphrase: Chinese laborers at low cost and bad China human rights and environmetnal policy

is good for globalists of the inverstor class.

The US out of debt slavery bad for globalists banks (credit card companies).

Looks like Daddy Bush has hit the real difference between Corporatists and Real Democrats and Republicans!

[brentspeak]

9. Funny how Bush Sr. calls the Dems "anti-free trade" when it's HE who's anti "free trade"

There IS no "free trade" between us and China - or India, or Korea, or etc. Those countries have tariff walls higher than Mt.Everest preventing American goods from being sold competively within their own borders. Meanwhile, China and India are perfectly free to sell their cheaply-made junk to the USA, without any punishing tariffs.

Bush Sr. is either the dumbest person on earth for his statements made in China, or the most cynically disingenuous lying person on earth.

[stillcool]

10. never to soon...

to get your ducks in order. History waits to be written about how the democratic party destroyed the nation, erasing all the 'hard work' of his son.

[flordehinojos]

11. out again bleating, spinning, distorting ... does this answer jr.'s mental health question?

the bastard inherited his, "skip-over-reality-attitude, why don't you?" from none other than the bleater himself.

[rodeodance]

12. seems to me---Poppy goes to China to diss Dems.

[independentpiney]

13. This is good news

it means the corporate globalists are scared. I hope they have good reason to be.

[David__77]

15. Progressives should oppose anti-China aggression.

The neocons would love nothing more than to take China down. Why are so many people here apt to defend Cuba's right to live in peace, but refuse to support the same right for China?

[Jack_DeLeon]

16. Bullshit...

the Chinese government is dangerous.

We should not be doing as much business with China.

All the fucked up things our country did for "freedom" during the cold war, I can easily imagine China doing much worse when it finally becomes a world power. They are already staring to exert influence in Africa and other countries, they scarely care about human rights in thier own nation they really wont care about it elsewhere.

We definately dont need to be funding Chinas rise.

[closeupready]

23. Absolutely. Totally agree with you.

n/t

[oblivious]

25. Why do you say the Chinese govt is dangerous? And to whom?

[Strelnikov_]

24. I Oppose Anti-China Aggression . . . I Also Oppose 'Free-Trade' In It's Current Incarnation

I support tariffs based on compliance with United States labor, environmental, and workplace safety laws, and comparative wages. I also support tariff penalties for unacceptable human rights violations. I also support waiver of the wage provision of the above for nations that have acquired MFN status under a strengthened law.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

17. Why do the Bushes hate the American People?

The constant drone of Dems hating America is bs. But this family - starting with a Nazi supporter - seriously favors the Saudi Royals and human rights abusing China over the American public.

They're twisted and possibly treasonous.

[truthisfreedom]

18. M-kay, mr. former president, sir. Now just drink a cup of shut up.

We're pretty sick of you crying in your beer over the mistakes of your lost son.

[Bandit]

19. "We're coming into a difficult period in the United States,"

As always with him the exact opposite is the truth...

[Octafish]

20. Cuts into the bottom line of the BFEE.

Big Brother Prescott is (was?) head of the U.S. China Chamber of Commerce.

Poppy greased the China skids big time for crime family access to that market.

[Lurking Dem]

21. They have a nickname in China for W

that roughly translates to "Baby President".

[ckramer]

28. Bady precident = bady emperor = idiot born with a silver spoon in chinese

They've got it right.

[Lurking Dem]

30. Yes it is very derogatory.

I often think he should still be in short pants.

[Jazzgirl]

26. shrub sr. seems to be running his mouth a lot lately.

Gotta protect LLPP (little lord pissy-pants). He seems to be all over the place a lot.

[ckramer]

27. That question is - can Americans survive without Walmart?

The answer is no.

[krispos42]

33. Of course we can

Wally World is just the retailer. If we were to shift our economy back towards manufacturing, Wal-Mart would still be selling the same stuff, it would just be American made stuff instead of Chinese. It would cost somewhat more, but the average American would make a lot more, so it more than balances out.

It would come at the cost of huge corporate profits and the wealthy. My heart friggin' bleeds for them.... :sarcasm:

[leftyladyfrommo]

29. I try not to buy Chinese - but its because of their human and animal abuses.

They are horrible. And I don't want to support that govt.

[krispos42]

32. My opinion: we desperately need protection

I wrote about it here in regards to Michael Crichton's book Rising Sun. Scroll down to #31.

And if you want to see some truly discusting propaganda, scroll down to #41...

[LiberalFighter]

31. We are not protectionists!!!!

We are for fair trade

Which means workers making a living wage.
Which means workers having rights.
Which means workers not less than 18 years old.
Which means safe working conditions.

[4dsc]

34. Enforce the Smoot-Hartley act

and protect the American worker!!