President Obama is visiting China right now, and his visit is extremely scripted. He only met with people that the Chinese government cleared, and the government imprisoned some “radical” individuals that were well known protestors. President Obama knows this and still is cooperating with this oppressive regime. Is it a smart move on his part to go along with what China wants, or should he try to bring change to the country? Is that something he should start in his first official trip, or should he wait until later in his presidency to try to bring some change? What are the benefits of each viewpoint?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/world/asia/18china.html?_r=1&hpw
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I heard only slightly about this, I know that Obama made a HUGE mistake when greeting the president. He shook his hand and bowed very awkwardly. From the look on the presidents face it was obvious he thought it was funny (FYI, there should be no touching as you bow). Well I didn’t know WHY he went to China until now.
ReplyDeleteI think he should try to bring some change to the county, but in subliminal messages, ya’know… sneak it in there so he doesn’t get in too much trouble with the Chinese government. It would be good to try and change their government just a little if people are getting imprisoned over there for having a voice. But at the same time you DON’T want to have an angry china. I think it would be good to play it smart, get to be good friends with them all the first visit, and slowly build up this friendship. THEN propose the idea of change. The benefits? Weeeeelll if it works out right, then they get to speak out! If Obama just gets all friendly and supportive of how things are now, then… well that sucks to be in China.