MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICY, CHINA'S ROLE

UNCLAS BEIJING 000351

DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EAP/CM, EAP/PA, EAP/PD, C
HQ PACOM FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR (J007)
SIPDIS

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TAGS: OPRC KMDR CH

SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: U.S. POLICY, CHINA'S ROLE

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Editorial Quotes
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1. U.S. POLICY

a. "American supervision only considers white people"

The official Communist Party international news publication Global
Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/11): "The recent crash of a tour bus has
directed all of the blame on travel agencies operated by Chinese
Americans. However why weren't these travel agencies' flaws been
picked up by the American government which has a reputation for good
management? It has revealed an 'invisible rule' in American
management which is that the government's responsibilities are
limited and the government mainly protects the interests of American
citizens, especially white people. After the crash happened, no
officials from American government have claimed responsibility for
it or apologized. In the place where market rules don't work like
social security, smuggling, the American government conducts active
management; while in areas where the market rules, like tourism and
entertainment, it conducts negative management. American government
often turned a blind eye to organizations whose customers are mainly
non-white citizens and communities. Thus some unqualified dealers
can operate under such invisible rules. It shows the U.S. society
operates with the invisible rules of diving people by their races.
The U.S. has just realized human rights and equality in certain
aspects, not in all."

b. "Obama is aggressive at his first press conference"

The official Communist Party international news publication Global
Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/11): "Unlike the mild attitude he has
shown for his first three weeks, Obama was very aggressive, sincere
and gloomy in his first press conference. He has shown great
changes on foreign policy from the Bush administration. He has
shown a strong willingness to normalize reQtions with Iran and
advocated joint non-proliferation programs with Russia. American
vice President Biden has expressed it is time to press on the reset
button when dealing with relations with Russia. Western media
indicates that resuming the relations is not easy. If the U.S.
supports NATO's expansion, the U.S.-Russia relations will be at
confrontation again."


3. CHINA'S ROLE

"China needs to participate in the reconstruction of the global
values system"

The official Communist Party international news publication Global
Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/11): "The world has focused its attention
on China due to the current financial crisis. The world is facing a
reconstruction of the economic and political order and its system of
values as well. China's model has started to impose substantial
influence on human history. It is China's cultural responsibilities
as a rising country to construct the globally-applied values in the
stance of China. The growing national strength of China has gained
our generation the rights to construct such globally-applied value.
The current issue for China is not whether or not to participate in
the reconstruction of the global value system, but how to
participate. China should possess the knowledge power, morality and
courage provided by the era to answer the question of
globally-applied values."

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