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Romney Tones Down on China Comments After Strong Backlash from B
eijing
By: RZQuin Date: October 23, 2012, 2:42 am
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The Straits Times, Singapore
October 23, 2012
Romney vowed to press China harder on trade and currency issues
but toned down earlier rhetoric, following warnings his approach
could spark a trade war.
"We can be a partner with China. We don't have to be an
adversary in any way, shape or form," he said, despite his vow
to brand Beijing a currency manipulator on day one of his
presidency.
Earlier story:
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Romney's Comments on China Are 'Willful Attacks'
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's caustic comments
on China have resulted in a strong backlash from authorities in
Beijing.
During his campaign in Virginia Thursday last week, Romney vowed
once again to brand China as a currency manipulator on his first
day as president should he win the White House.
China's state-owned Xinhua News Agency responded Friday stating
that Romney's comments are "willful attacks."
"The presidential candidates should be mindful of going too far
in bashing China, if they feel they must do so in order to win
votes, because the specificity of their promises will leave them
with few options but to follow through," Xinhua News Agency
wrote in its published opinion piece.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had published an official
statement earlier on its website Sept. 1, 2012 requesting Romney
to "stop making groundless accusations against China."
Industry watchers are however of opinion that Romney's view is
not an extreme case.
"I don't see much of a policy divide between an Obama II and a
Romney administration," Dr. Euan Graham, a senior fellow in the
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies told Rigzone in an
Oct. 19 interview.
"Most presidential candidates talk tough on China, but once in
office the President's freedom of maneuver on U.S.-China
relations tends to be more limited," Graham added.
Graham views are also echoed by other industry watchers. Steven
Okun, who chairs the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers
of Commerce, was quoted as explaining that Romney's statement
was simply "campaign rhetoric" in an Oct. 9 article published in
The Straits Times.
"I don't think there will be a difference between a Romney
administration and a second-term Obama administration when it
comes to China," Okun said.
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Re: Romney Tones Down on China Comments After Strong Backlash fr
om Beijing
By: jonuk Date: October 28, 2012, 4:06 pm
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Romney appears to be gaffe-prone when it comes to foreign
diplomacy. During the summer, he came over to Europe and upset a
few people. He even managed to insult America's biggest ally in
the region:
HTML http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/mitt-romney/9431064/Mitt-Romneys-Olympics-gaffe-overshadows-visit-to-London.html
Certainly don't think calling for a trade war with China is the
best idea at the moment...
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