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Bush and Jiang's Crucial Hour Alone (China)
Singapore Straits Times ^ | October 22, 2002

Posted on 10/21/2002 7:56:01 PM PDT by Shermy

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1 posted on 10/21/2002 7:56:02 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: Shermy
An hour isn't much time. Bush is too busy at the moment to give him any more.
2 posted on 10/21/2002 8:04:16 PM PDT by Cicero
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To: Cicero
All the courtin' and sparkin' has been done, this hour will be the consummation of the deal, whatever it may be.

I'm square in Dubya's corner, he don't take campaign contributions from China's Minister of Defence, as x42dirtpotustraitorrapist was so eager to do.

3 posted on 10/21/2002 8:12:12 PM PDT by jwfiv
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To: jwfiv
Hey, Wait a minute, that's our POSLYINGSOSCIC you're speaking about...oh, wait, he's gone...I just love that thought. Time will tell - Clinton will go down in history as the guy who sold out the American People. For definition purposes, please decipher "POSLYINGSOSCIC". First one to figure it out gets to pick out Janet Reno's fate...please post it.
4 posted on 10/21/2002 8:26:26 PM PDT by theyreallthesame
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To: Shermy
Kudos to Mr. Bush for his deft handling of China policy.
5 posted on 10/21/2002 8:40:38 PM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: Shermy
Thank G-D Jiang is meeting with President George W. Bush and not Algore or the Disgraced, Impeached, Serial Rapist, Perverted xxx42 Bubba J. "did you mean is or is" Klintoon.
6 posted on 10/21/2002 8:44:44 PM PDT by RobFromGa
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To: theyreallthesame
Piece of cake:

"POSLYINGSOSCIC"= Piece of Sh*t, lying, sack of Sh*t, cigar inserting criminal.

Correct?

7 posted on 10/21/2002 8:49:52 PM PDT by RobFromGa
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To: Shermy
"China might even go so far as to say it will resolve the Taiwan issue peacefully, provided that the US will declare, on its part, not to arm or co-defend the island."

If China committed to resolving the issue peacefully, why would they care about military aid to Taiwan? Seems to me they would only care about that if they were planning to attack Taiwan.

8 posted on 10/21/2002 8:50:02 PM PDT by Bonaparte
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To: Shermy; Enemy Of The State; soccer8
Here is my crystal ball stuff. No one knows whats going to happen with the summit but I will give a SWAG (sophisticated wild @ss guess).

1. China will agree to remove the missiles opposing Taiwan, and in return Bush will delay the sale of subs to Taiwan. It will be a contingent deal based on Beijing's following through with the deal.

At the same time though Bush will reiterate his willingness to defend Taiwan should they come under attack.

2. China is the biggest proliferator of WMD technology therefore Bush will (shortly after the summit) impose fines on US corporations that have illegally transferred tech to China. The Cox Report will come to a head. The Admin will adopt a wait and see attitude as far as the new Chinese export controls are concerned.

The Tian An Men sanctions will not be lifted, or they will be replaced with a new set of rules governing tech exports to China. Quite possibly there will be an uppage of US personell in China to keep track of proliferation activities.

9 posted on 10/21/2002 9:02:01 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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To: Shermy; Enemy Of The State; soccer8
China will agree to remove the missiles opposing Taiwan, and in return Bush will delay the sale of subs to Taiwan. It will be a contingent deal based on Beijing's following through with the deal.

China may also agree to slow down, or outright stop producing missiles that threaten Taiwan.

China is wise enough to know not to pit a Chinese missile against our ability to shoot it down. There are tons of other reasons also, economic and political.

10 posted on 10/21/2002 9:08:34 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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To: theyreallthesame
"POSLYINGSOSCIC" = piece of sh*t lying sack of sh*t Commander In Chief

M - O - O - N, that spells degenerate traitorous vermin.

Yes, I love the thought of the nameless one's reign being in the past tense.

11 posted on 10/21/2002 9:11:40 PM PDT by jwfiv
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To: Shermy; Enemy Of The State; soccer8
At the same time though Bush will reiterate his willingness to defend Taiwan should they come under attack.

Possible that there will be a re-deployment of our Naval power in the area also...just to make sure...

12 posted on 10/21/2002 9:12:21 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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1. China will agree to remove the missiles opposing Taiwan, and in return Bush will delay the sale of subs to Taiwan.

That, or a verbal agreement that we won't sell Taiwan AEGIS.

13 posted on 10/21/2002 9:24:53 PM PDT by Kaiwen
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To: maui_hawaii
I dread the thought that Bush might privately agree to fork over the democratic republic of Taiwan for some swan song. Who needs Chinese support for the Iraq liberation anyway, what the U.N.? Ridiculous.
14 posted on 10/21/2002 9:24:57 PM PDT by flamefront
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To: maui_hawaii
October 19

Rules on bio agents set tone for Jiang's visit (Singapore paper)

"BEIJING - In a move intended to set the mood for conciliation, China has issued rules on regulating biological agents a week before President Jiang Zemin visits the United States.

It sends the message to the US that China is opposed to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and is serious about preventing biological weapons from getting into the wrong hands.

Professor Liang Yingming at Beijing University noted: 'The announcement is to show China is against weapons proliferation, something the US wants to hear. Of course, it's conciliatory enough to set a good mood for President Jiang's visit.' ..."

October 20

China Issues Measures on Control of Chemicals Exports (People's Daily)

"The Chinese government issued a set of measures on controlling chemicals exports on Friday via a decree co-signed by Shi Guangsheng, minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Li Rongrong, minister in charge of the State Economic and Trade Commission and Mou Xinsheng, director of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. ... (proliferation issues discussed)..."

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People's Daily full of such articles, plus articles about American airmen in WWII, calling them martyrs and such. Also a lot of discussion about oil security.

They seem quite hopeful and positive about the trip. BTW, Singapore straits-Times is a great site for article on the Orient. Go to a story about, for example, China, and recent stories about China will come up with the article, linked via a column on the right side.

15 posted on 10/21/2002 9:29:48 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: flamefront
I don't think it will be a 'fork over', and if anything it won't be for Iraq at all. It will be about Asia. 100% Asia.
16 posted on 10/21/2002 9:32:40 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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To: Shermy
Straits Times are ok. I have read almost all the Asia news sources I can find.

The Far Eastern Economic Review is pretty good usually. Most Asia reports are slanted or downright not very good because of a lack of objectivity, English, or research or any combination of the above.

China has been doing all kinds of deals and this and that lately. They recently signed an oil deal...China/US/Middle East country for supplying oil to China. THAT is pretty darn big there.

17 posted on 10/21/2002 9:37:55 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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People's Daily full of such articles

Yeah, I imagine so... NOW that China is in trouble and has been getting so much heat on things.

Because there are articles doesn't make it so. Bad habits die hard. All this North Korea nuclear stuff has China right in mind.

18 posted on 10/21/2002 9:46:08 PM PDT by maui_hawaii
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To: Bonaparte; Shermy
<< The Peking-based Jiang-gang of brutally-invading, colonising, enslaving, mass-murdering, gangster bastards that grandiosely calls itself "china" might even go so far as to say it will resolve the Taiwan issue peacefully, provided that the US will declare, on its part, not to arm or co-defend the island.

If "china" committed to resolving the issue peacefully, why would it care about military aid to Taiwan? Seems to me it would only care about that if it was planning to attack the FRee Republic of China, Taiwan. >>

Absolutely.

Any "deal" done between a Good Man and a lying, looting, thieving, mass-murdering Asian gangster-tyrant will serve only to reassure the gangster-tyrant that the Good Man's hands are tied.

The FRee Men of the FRee Republic of China, Taiwan, must be defended at all cost!

FReegards -- Brian
19 posted on 10/21/2002 10:36:28 PM PDT by Brian Allen
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China might also ask for the suspension of the ban on the transfer of US technology, imposed since the Tiananmen Incident 13 years ago.

We had a ban on transfer of technology? Who forgot to tell the PoSlyingSoSCIC?

20 posted on 10/22/2002 12:38:31 AM PDT by patriciaruth
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