More Chinese coverage of grand strategy "solution" term sheet
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 5:10AM 
Found here at the newspaper Ta Kung Pao. This is a shot, left to right, of John Milligan-Whyte of the Center for America-China Partnership (New York/Beijing), President Chen Yulu of Beijing Foreign Studies University (which trains the bulk of China's diplomats), me, and Dai Min also of the Center. That was last Saturday late afternoon/evening. Across the table were a bunch of senior policy-experts/academics, the anchor of CCTV4 (I recognized her from watching her in DC when I catch it) and other press. Beyond them were four rows of audience from all over the place. They did simultaneous translation (I'm wearing an earpiece you can't see). Maybe total audience of 60-75.
It was a good event: opening bit from Chen, 5 or so from Dai Min, 20 or so from me, then John for 20, and then an hour of questions. Later a dinner.
The second s/c-ite comes from Phoenix TV out of Hong Kong. Basic summary of event (citing Takungpao story) and then interview of expert.
Filming was done by the Center of all of meetings. I am expecting to have access to some edited compilation in the near term. When I do, I will embed here from Center's site.
Reader Comments (3)
An important question is: How can Obama sign an executive agreement comparable to the Shanghai comminique 1972 which includes non-interference pledges when he openly supports Liu Xiaobo and demands his immediate release?You have to think about a way for him which guarentees that he is not loosing his face.How can this be achieved?Do the Chinese demand that Obama openly retreats from his demand for release of Liu Xiaobo or just not to talk about it anymore?The main question is: Would the Republicans if possible elected in 2012 under Sarah Pailin or whoever still accept the term sheet?
1)Who will be her advisers (AEI, Heritage--which think tank?)?Would she accept the term sheet?Would she become a new Nixon?Could she say that Tom Barnett as former adviser of Rumsfeld is a good choice as advisers of Rumsfeld cannot be anti-Republican?Would she call for the release of Liu Xiaobo or could she make forget this issue?What would be her policy for Taiwan and Northkorea?
2)Would she like Mc Cain again try to get a League of Democracies and a Global NATO?This would mean: A new cold war against Russia and China.Or would her advisers tell her that it is totally unrealistic as the EU (at least old Europe)and India wouldn´t join the party? What do you think?
We always think in terms of "Nixon going to China". Perhaps the only way to get this off the ground is for China to go to America.
To Stuart Abrahams:
But what would that practically mean that the Chinese had to go to the USA?Till now there is no comparable term sheet of the US-American side which outlines new paradigmas of a sinoamerican strategic partnership. Should China accept interference in its inner affairs or not or to a certain degree?What do you think China should do if China is going to the USA?Should China say: Well, we will accept that the USA is supporting the Democratic Partty of China, the Falungong, the Tibetans, the Uigurs?Or should China say: Yes, we support the "meaningful autonomy"demand of the Dalai Lama , release Liu Xiaobo and accept an interference in our internal affairs to a certain degree?Or that China should make some political reforms?Your comment is very vague and not realsitic.I see the problem in the term sheet more in the non-interference principles than in reciprocal global economic or joint naval exercises of the USA, China and Taiwan /South Korea or with other Asian navies.