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One of the things that we need to do coming out of this extraordinary economic crisis that we've seen over the past year is to move beyond this imbalanced bubble-based economic model toward one that is sustainable. And that means us selling more exports into China; it means us being more responsible in terms of our savings rate; it means China building on the growing consumer demand in their country. If both countries recognize their interest in a more sustainable growth model, then I think we will both benefit and the world in general will see greater stability.
-- US Pres. Barack Obama, interviewed on Nov. 9, 2009 by Reuters.
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"You guys are giving China a free run in Asia.... The vacuum in US policy is enabling the Chinese to make the running."
-- Lee Kwan Yew, Singapore's Senior Minister, to Fred Bergsten of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, quoted by the Financial Times on Nov. 9, 2009.
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"The public gathered outside government offices and held up pictures of bloodshed.... The gangsters slashed people with knives just like butchers killing animals."
-- Bo Xilai, Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing Municipality
"The bandits used to live in the mountains; now they live in the Public Security Bureau."
-- Zheng Yi, vegetable wholesaler
Bo and Zheng were quoted by the New York Times on Nov. 3, 2009. Bo is orchestrating a crackdown on a massive criminal web in the municipality. Some 9,000 suspects, including 50 public officials, are involved.
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"Asking for Chinese military transparency is ridiculous. The American military is the general drillmaster for all modern armies. It's like rich people asking poor people to compare their treasure. The poor one has nothing to show, so he uses secrecy as an excuse not to play the game."
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"We learned that these workers returned in their prime: the average age of the Indian returnees was 30 and the Chinese was 33. They were really well educated: 51% of the Chinese held masters degrees and 41% had PhDs. Among Indians, 66% held a masters and 12% had PhDs. These degrees were mostly in management, technology, and science. Clearly these returnees are in the U.S. population's educational top tier, precisely the kind of people who can make the greatest contribution to an economy's innovation and growth. And it isn't just new immigrants who are returning home, we learned. Some 27% of the Indians and 34% of the Chinese had permanent resident status or were U.S. citizens. That's right, it's not just about green cards."
-- Vivek Wadhwa discussing results of a survey he and others conducted in 2008 of 1,203 Chinese and Indians who had returned to China and India. Wadhwa, a former entrepreneur now affiliated with Berkeley, Harvard, and Duke, wrote in The Washington Post on October 17, 2009.
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"I have a problem — a China problem. In fact, the problem is made in China. But I found it in Washington, D.C., where I raided shops to find nice gifts that do not feature the gold-plated note with the dreaded words: Made in China. It is a hopeless search, one that begins with my picking up a little something from the shelf, scanning it intensely, and quickly returning it.
"The disappointment that comes with failing to carry some memorable gifts for friends and family, especially if you are returning from a place called America, is necessarily great. But I can’t carry gifts with a despised tag.
"Do not get me wrong: Some of the collectibles I wanted to buy, or actually bought, are really beautiful products that, without any association with China, would be perfect gifts for the people I care about back home in Uganda. Remove the tag and what you have left is a stunning gift, without a hint of its provenance. That is what I have been doing in some cases — acts of dishonesty committed because I really loved the products and because it was easier to explain why a gift bears no tag than having to confront the disapproving stare of a dear friend."
-- Rodney Muhumuza, a Ugandan journalist who completed a five month fellowship at the Kansas City Star, writing in the paper on October 17, 2009.
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"The accomplishments of China’s Communist Party in developing its government deserve the highest marks. The practical experience they have should be intensely studied."
-- Aleksandr D. Zhukov, Russian deputy prime minister and aide to Vladimir Putin, speaking at meeting with Chinese officials in Suifenhe on October 9, 2009. Zhukov was quoted by the New York Times.
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"We've got the classic case of a Western government yet again conceding to Chinese pressure that is imaginary long after that Chinese pressure has ceased to exist.... The Chinese must be falling over themselves with astonishment at what Western diplomats will give them without being asked. I don't know what the poker analogy would be.
"'Please, see all my cards and take my money, too?'"
-- Robert Barnett, Columbia University Tibetan specialist, discussing the Obama administration's decision for President Obama to postpone meeting the Dalai Lama until after his November trip to China. Barnett was quoted by the Washington Post on October 5, 2009.
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"The U.S. side has said that the last thing they want is a trade war and I want to believe them.... The test will be whether similar cases would be accepted. The worst thing would be if this becomes a precedent and other industries follow suit by filing one case after another."
-- Zhou Wenzhong, China's ambassador to the US, on Sept. 17, 2009
"The Chinese are trying to export their unemployment. That makes them a natural target."
-- Roger Schagrin, a lawyer representing U.S. steel pipe companies and one of those pushing for sanctions against Chinese producers, on Sept. 30, 2009
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"We have these jumbo, juicy paws the Chinese really love, so I don't think they are going to cut us off."
-- Paul Aho, an economist, suggesting that Chinese threats of possible bans of chicken feet from America might run into domestic resistance. Quoted by the New York Times on September 16, 2009.
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