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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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Links: China and Obama – China Beat Recommendations

February 11, 2009

I found a really cool series on the China Beat. They have a four-part series called “Obama Recommendations“, which recommends different books to the new administration.

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Politics: Singapore, China, and the Inauguration

January 25, 2009

Singapore
Some bloggers in Singapore have been writing about the Dr. Chee Soon Juan’s message to President Obama. The International Herald Tribune reported on this story:

A Singapore opposition leader has called on President Barack Obama to take steps to encourage the island nation’s government to stop committing human rights abuses.
Chee Soon Juan, the leader of the Singapore [...]

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Politics: China on Obama

November 20, 2008

Since most of my readers probably don’t read People’s Daily on a regular basis, I thought I would posts its editorial about Obama. The question they ask is whether Obama is going to reshape America’s image.  Keep in mind – the Chinese government controls the media, which means this is an “approved” stance. It is [...]

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Politics: Singapore on Obama

November 6, 2008

*Updated*
The United States’ influence and power has never been clearer to me than it has the past two days. As an International Relations major, I studied the theories, and I read the news. When I spent time abroad in China and Indonesia, I noticed the attention papers and news channels placed on the United States. [...]

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