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bono
09-12-2009, 07:07 PM
US Shifts Policy, Willing to Meet 1-on-1 With North Korea (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/09/us-shifts-policy-willing-to-meet-1on1-with-north-korea.html)

After Pakistan, China may see its second client state get away from its grip and end up with US. If all Norks want is free food and oil to cool down on their nuke toys, US can do it much better than China for them. Its a serious setback to China's global ambitions and checkmates it very effectively. Even though I am not a democrat I will say bravo! smart move dudes!!! A China without a proxy to play its moves in East Asia is gonna be a very frustrated China indeed!

Ordie
09-12-2009, 07:13 PM
US Shifts Policy, Willing to Meet 1-on-1 With North Korea (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/09/us-shifts-policy-willing-to-meet-1on1-with-north-korea.html)

After Pakistan, China may see its second client state get away from its grip and end up with US. If all Norks want is free food and oil to cool down on their nuke toys, US can do it much better than China for them. Its a serious setback to China's global ambitions and checkmates it very effectively. Even though I am not a democrat I will say bravo! smart move dudes!!! A China without a proxy to play its moves in East Asia is gonna be a very frustrated China indeed!

American columnists including Tom Friedman and Robert Kaplan had been writing about this for quite some time.

Nansouty
09-13-2009, 04:26 AM
Question is, with the current crisis, for how long will America be able to afford it?