Taking these provocative steps with China will not lead to any positive solution to our relation problems.
Despite what President Obama thinks are his best efforts to deal with the growing Chinese "threat" to our global status, the negative actions we are taking will not earn support or cooperation from China. The Chinese are not really mad that our president is meeting with a man from their country, it is the outright disregard for their wishes that has them furious. The Dalai Lama is symbolic to them of the opposition they face for their strict measures, and by establishing relations with this man, it is like we are directly supporting the opposition. I do not believe that angering the Chinese any more is the correct path to take because of the close economic and foreign ties we hold with them. Angering a country that has such a large say in global decision making just doesn't seem like the best way to, for example, pass sanctions on a country like Iran, which has just declared itself a Nuclear State. Not to mention the economic consequences we could face for provoking a global power whose economy we depend so much on.
We are a country that has very few exports compared to the enormous loads of imports we take in, most of which come from China. Irritating the direct source of almost all our goods does not seem like a very good way to ensure and work for economic stability. Speaking of economic stability, China is the world's largest holder of United States debt, would it be a country-friendly decision to upset and recieve possible consequences from such a huge player in the global economy game? As stated in the article "there is an enduring lack of trust and confidence on both sides" and that breach of trust needs to be delt with before any somewhat controversial issues are addressed. I believe it would be in the U.S.' best interests to wait a little longer and think out a plan before rushing to pick fights to show our so-called "dominance".
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