On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:20:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Ed Huntress

On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 07:57:15 -0800 *wrote:*

On Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:30:22 AM UTC-5, Ed Huntress wrote:*
On 22 Nov 2014 01:15:15 -0400, Mike Spencer*

--*http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...artin-jacques*

Martin Jaques, former editor of _Marxism Today_, is not a source I*
would quote. You may not be old enough to remember David Halberstam's*
book, _The Reckoning_, which said the same thing about Japan that*
Jaques says now about China in his book, _When China Rules the World_.*

Halberstam was much more level-headed and respected than Jaques. But*
he was very wrong. I suspect that Jaques is, too.*


*
"China is too big to be changed and too important to be ignored. "*
*
--*http://tinyurl.com/lwhtcbc*

You're quoting a 16-year-old book published by the Cato Institute, and*
the sentence you're quoting is in reference to China's non-membership*
in the WTO. They became a member 13 years ago.*

So if these quotes are wrong, then I expect to see a correction published. They stand until then.

You must be frequently disappointed.


I assume you know that Cato is an extremely biased source, right? Read*
what they say with a skeptical eye, and don't assume anything they say*
is correct. Check their facts before buying in.*

Just because rightist groups may be garbage (to use an old Boston term, as John Kerry says) doesn't mean that a broken clock is wrong 100% of the time, either.

*
Because of these factors, you have to wonder if any "political party" can successfully control China.*

They've managed it for around 60 years.

Polls say the Chinese disagree, Ed. "Most Chinese*for political reforms:*poll" -Indian Express newspaper.

They have been since Tiananmen Square. Good luck!

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Ed Huntress