Does China like Obama?
Does China Like Obama? was the center of an article posted on the China Elections & Governance Website. Because human relationships, nonetheless political ones, are complex, the answer to this question is not simply a yes or no. Neverthless, here is what the story revealed about how the Chinese people and government feel about the newbie president:
- Historically, Asian countries like dealing with Republicans over Democrats
- Chinese officials fear that Obama, unlike Bush, will place great pressure on them over labor, enviromental, and human rights issues
- The arrival of Obama has excited Chinese youth about U.S. politics
- China is impressed with Obama's international and ivy league background
- Despite optimism surrounding Obama, the Chinese will approach relations with new administration with caution because he is still a politician at heart
At the moment, these feelings in China towards Obama are premature. Despite some strong comments made about China in his inaugural addrses, Obama is still a new President who has not enacted or committed to any policies involving China (yet).
The China Elections & Governance Website was jointly launched in 2002 by the Carter Center China Program and the Institute of International Comparative Political Economy of Renmin University of China. It has been maintained and updated by the Beijing Center for Policy Research since 2004.
posted by Deanna Tran at 6:28 PM
1 Comments:
This is fascinating. I know that much of South America as well as Europe like Obama, but I never thought about how China would feel. I guess it makes sense that they think a democrat would try to bully them more.
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