So, a sailor (Mullen) goes to Beijing and receives economic tax advice from a general (Chen)... Reads like the beginning of a bad joke...
And it would seem that China isn’t so adverse after all to meddling with other countries affairs, despite it being adamant that on one should meddle in its.
All in the space of a week we’ve had Beijing openly backing despot Bashir from Sudan, courting the Libyan Rebels and now the jolly green giant himself, general Chen Bingde is giving economic tips to the US taxpayer. Whatever next?
Quote:
"I know the U.S. is still recovering from the financial crisis," Chen pondered aloud at the joint press briefing. "But it's still spending so much money on its military -- isn't that placing too much pressure on the taxpayers?"
Source CNN
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