Sunday, January 31, 2010

NYTimes: "... we were glad to see Secretary of State Clinton publicly warn China ..."

Does the NYTimes really think that China gives a rat's arse about being "isolated"?
" ... Britain, France and Germany share Mr. Obama’s concerns. Russia and China — which have veto power on the Security Council and strong economic ties with Iran — have previously insisted on watering down penalties. That has made the Council look feckless and made it far too easy for Iran to press ahead. On Friday, we were glad to see Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton publicly warn China, which seems especially intractable, that it faces diplomatic isolation if it fails to back new sanctions..."

1 comment:

Peter said...

***Does the NYTimes really think that China gives a rat's arse about being "isolated"?***

(excellent & astute commentary by the bloggers)
The history of China has always been distinctively unique in that China is self contained, self sufficient, and insular.