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Language: American Politicians Speak Mandarin

August 26, 2009

Here is a post about the comments made during recent US-China exchanges. It is taken from a local article and some comments by my Chinese teacher.
Oh, and FYI – the English following the Mandarin is a translation, in case you cannot read.

美国政治领导说华语

美国国务卿希拉莉2009年2月访华时用了中国成语“同舟共济”。从那以后,我们经常听到奥巴马政府官员引用中国成语。今年七月,中美战略与经济对话在美国召开时,她又引用了一句中国谚语 “人心齐,泰山移”,来强调美中合作的重要性。美国财长则在开幕式上引用中国成语“风雨同舟”,来形容当前美中关系的现实。奥巴马却引用球星姚明的话。姚明说新旧球员之间需要时间调整才能合作。

During US Secretary of State Hillary’s visit to China in Feb 2009, she [...]

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Politics: Obama and Crew Using Mandarin

August 21, 2009

One thing I have always appreciated about Obama is the fact that he is open-minded, culturally sensitive, and willing to listen and adapt. If you look at the way he has dealt with people and foreign leaders, you’ll quickly notice a very strong contrast from the way the President Bush dealt with them.

A brilliant example [...]

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Link: James Reynolds’ Clinton Post

February 24, 2009

James Reynolds has a good post about Hillary Clinton’s China visit, specifically about her discussion on woman’s rights. There are some great quotes from the article:

“I tried to memorise an English phrase my daughter taught me : ‘I hope you win!’ But when I got to see you [during the campaign] I forgot to say [...]

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Links: Articles for the Day

February 23, 2009

IHT:
BEIJING: Hillary Rodham Clinton said she wanted to spend her first trip as secretary of state listening. But she ended up saying a lot, and in blunter terms, than many of her pinstriped predecessors.
The Clinton Straight Talk Express made its last big stop in Beijing on Sunday, with Clinton explaining to a Chinese talk show host [...]

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Links: Articles for Today

February 14, 2009

US Keen to Strengthen Ties with Asia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the US is keen to broaden and deepen its ties with Asia.
US Expected to Pick Former Ambassador to Join North Korea Talks

Stephen Bosworth, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, is expected to be named as the U.S. envoy to [...]

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