Comments on: President Obama and Asia http://blog.oup.com/2008/12/obama_asia/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Magnetschmuck http://blog.oup.com/2008/12/obama_asia/#comment-163510 Magnetschmuck Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:43:11 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=2706#comment-163510 When President Obama steps foot in Beijing, the words of Elvis Presley should be uppermost in his mind: Stop. Look. And listen. Certainly the president will have been advised by his very able Asia team, read countless briefing papers, and have a fully set menu of topics for discussion and negotiation. Yet the most important objective for the president's first trip to China should be to listen to as many Chinese voices as possible. No amount of time spent with second-hand insights can substitute for the president developing his own first-hand understanding of where China is today and where it is likely to be tomorrow. When President Obama steps foot in Beijing, the words of Elvis Presley should be uppermost in his mind: Stop. Look. And listen. Certainly the president will have been advised by his very able Asia team, read countless briefing papers, and have a fully set menu of topics for discussion and negotiation. Yet the most important objective for the president’s first trip to China should be to listen to as many Chinese voices as possible. No amount of time spent with second-hand insights can substitute for the president developing his own first-hand understanding of where China is today and where it is likely to be tomorrow.

]]> By: Amelia http://blog.oup.com/2008/12/obama_asia/#comment-163018 Amelia Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:35:37 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=2706#comment-163018 Obama won a noble prize soon after becoming president and yet he is sending more and more troops to afghanistan. Obama won a noble prize soon after becoming president and yet he is sending more and more troops to afghanistan.

]]> By: Tsutomu Ashida http://blog.oup.com/2008/12/obama_asia/#comment-149048 Tsutomu Ashida Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:51:01 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=2706#comment-149048 Lets hope Obama can solve the financial crisis, and not do it at the cost of neglecting international, particularly Asian affairs. Some of the best analysis I have seen on Obama and Asia is at the East Asia Forum. http://www.eastasiaforum.org/tag/obama-and-asia/ Lets hope Obama can solve the financial crisis, and not do it at the cost of neglecting international, particularly Asian affairs. Some of the best analysis I have seen on Obama and Asia is at the East Asia Forum.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/tag/obama-and-asia/

]]> By: Billigflug http://blog.oup.com/2008/12/obama_asia/#comment-149018 Billigflug Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:56:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=2706#comment-149018 I wish Obama only the best of luck, integrity and that he will survive. What he will have to deal with are cognitive dissonances. I hope he will make the right decissions, not the crazy. I wish Obama only the best of luck, integrity and that he will survive. What he will have to deal with are cognitive dissonances. I hope he will make the right decissions, not the crazy.

]]> By: Kaliyah J. http://blog.oup.com/2008/12/obama_asia/#comment-148934 Kaliyah J. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:04:47 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=2706#comment-148934 Everyone is thinking and will do anything just to save money. President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. The Obama speech is sparking many talks about the new stimulus package and the payday loan reform going on in New Hampshire. Barack Obama gave his economic address today, and a few Republicans had something to say about the plan. Fortunately, everyone agrees that a stimulus package is what the American people need, and they need it fast. Too many people need a payday loan nowadays just to get by. Not surprisingly, though, House Minority Leader John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed that the plan was too costly. Boehner declares that "we can't buy prosperity with more spending,'' and McConnell suggested that money given to states should be loans instead of grants. To read more about the new stimulus plan and what some thoughts are on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, read this article at your <a title="READ Republicans Respond to Obama’s Economic Address | Article by Your Payday Loan Source" href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/01/08/republicans-respond-to-obamas-economic-address-article-by-your-payday-loan-source/" rel="nofollow">payday loan</a> source. Everyone is thinking and will do anything just to save money. President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. The Obama speech is sparking many talks about the new stimulus package and the payday loan reform going on in New Hampshire. Barack Obama gave his economic address today, and a few Republicans had something to say about the plan. Fortunately, everyone agrees that a stimulus package is what the American people need, and they need it fast. Too many people need a payday loan nowadays just to get by. Not surprisingly, though, House Minority Leader John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed that the plan was too costly. Boehner declares that “we can’t buy prosperity with more spending,” and McConnell suggested that money given to states should be loans instead of grants. To read more about the new stimulus plan and what some thoughts are on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, read this article at your payday loan source.

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