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The coming US-China trade conflict : Comments
By Derek Scissors, published 17/12/2008It was thought that China could weather the financial crisis and be a source of relief to some economies. This position was never sensible.
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I however, find this article interesting. Well, not the article itself - it’s neither well-researched nor thought out and contains many inaccuracies - but the logos.
A popular response to anyone who points out inaccuracies or misrepresentations in articles concerning China which originate in the West, is that we are reacting against CCP propaganda. This article even goes one better and states as a truism that CCP continues to release false statements. A moment’s reflection on the fact that Internet, satellite, and world media are available in China would begin a train of thought that would at least sow a seed of doubt, surely?
But it is the way the article assumes that American interests are not only paramount but that the rest of the world regards them in that light that I find interesting. Along with the way that absolute un-truths are slipped in (e.g.” In the same vein, China has acted to stimulate exports, which reflect local supply, instead of imports…”) .Use of true statements unbalanced by significant information (“Thus, any successful stimulus must focus on consumers, not industrial investment” fails to mention Government spending)
And the complete absence of information regarding moves like the Hong Kong introduction of the RMB economy, distorts the picture even more. No mention anywhere is made of China’s significant other partners, China & Japan, nor of existing tri-partite trade agreements and bail outs to America.
To-day the USA’s first move in manipulating the WTO against China was made. Judging by this article’s reception, one can make an educated guess as to the reaction to this .
Propaganda? Ah, the USA is far too modest: I reckon they can still show the rest of us a thing or two when it comes to propaganda