NPR Debate: Enter the Chinese Dragon
Des Moines, Iowa-
NPR Moderator, Michelle Norris, discusses US and China policy and, if we’re losing our leverage over the Chinese.
Sampling of Answers.
Edwards: “America must engage the Chinese” on product Safety. ” Big corporations are driving American foreign policy with respect to China.”
Obama:” We’re losing our leverage …presence of China is only exceeded by the absence of the United States. We have to be tough negotiators with China…We have not been the best negotiatiors.”
Clinton: ” We have handicapped ourselves because of the irresponsible fiscal policies by the Bush administration..(but) we
need to have a strategic relationship with China.”
Biden:” We’re making them 10 feet tall.. a country with 800 million in poverty does not have greater leeverage over us ..Preposterous.” Biden said.
” What we’ve done is yield leverage (to big corporations)….As president, Bang, no importing of those (Chinese)toys.”
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