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China laughs openly at US treasury secretary

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nix
nix Original post #1
Jun 8, 2009 at 1:46 AM
link: *www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSPEK14475620090601

US treasury secretary was laughed at openly by chinese students at peking university. Geithner said "chinese assets are safe", to which the chinese laughed. china is the largest holder of US debt, around a trillion US dollars.

unfortunately a video is not available as of now. im looking for it though.

I see this as an insult to obama and the USA. such a major reaction could not have been spontaneous. I think it planned well in advance.

Whoever said obama will bring respect to USA...should now eat their words.
pr.itdude
Jun 8, 2009 at 2:34 AM
these kinds of things doesnt make diff.......(if not exaggerated by media)
nix
nix #3
Jun 8, 2009 at 7:38 PM
first off, its not exaggerated.
second, it does make a difference, if you have some sense of self respect.
R
Jun 8, 2009 at 8:55 PM
I think it is time somebody laughed at Uncle Sam
NucleusKore
Jun 8, 2009 at 11:06 PM
1. It does not matter.
2. If what the US did was DUMB they deserved to be laughed at. To be precise, they got done in by their own GREED.
pr.itdude
Jun 9, 2009 at 8:19 PM
@ nix........self respect.........:D
bro dont get serious abt these.......!!!
NucleusKore
Jun 10, 2009 at 7:55 AM
I am still waiting for a release of a video clip
nix
nix #8
Jun 10, 2009 at 6:05 PM
@pr.itdude: thanks for the correction, I used the phrase "self respect" in a wrong way.

@nucleuskore: I'm waiting for it too. The US media has downplayed the incident.

China is what it is today only because of the US. They ought to be thankful. It is an arrangement that has benefited only china. US working class has been hit severely due to the greed of the ones at the top.

The chinese students probably do not realize that if their govt decides to sell US reserves, US will be hit hard only in the short term. Because, if the value of the dollar drops, US will not be able to import much coz everything would have become expensive. That will force the USA to manufacture everything themselves.
Rahim
Rahim #9
Jun 10, 2009 at 6:45 PM
hahahahahaha
I just did the same :D
E
eveready #10
Jun 20, 2009 at 11:55 PM
whoooooooo
T
thul #11
Jun 21, 2009 at 8:16 AM
hahaha...Mao Zedong must be happy :D