As Rome Burns, China Won't Talk

Due to several European leaders meeting with the Dalai Lama, China has cancelled attending the summit to speak about economics in the wake of the recent global slowdown. This article says China could use help in today's global economy and how President Hu Jintao said the party's legitimacy of rule is up at stakes.

This article views China's move as immature. I view this move on China's part as perhaps seeking to give a reason to withdrawal from the summit over a different reason from their true motive of not attending. Perhaps China seeks to handle its economy without input from others or wants to handle things without being obligated to fulfill others' suggestions. Other nations need to avoid doing moves that might anger or upset the Chinese. In the comment section from this article, there is a storm of debate, some of which has degraded itself to horrible language.


http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2008/12/china_cancels_summit_with_europe.html