The coming Global Trade War

[wayneL]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/22fcd90c-32ef-11dc-a9e8-0000779fd2ac.html

China's days of exporting deflation appear to be over... another variable to the mix.

 

[KIWIKARLOS]

Hey chops: just in regards to the next US pres

Do youreally believe that the president runs the country? The country is run by institutions. Some have even said that the best US president is one that is a good salesman / actor who stays out of decision making but gets the support of the public. They are really just a figure head and the country would prob operate more smoothly if they towed the line so to speak.

Look at the most successfull presidents of the US and most were former actors turned to politics

Presidents that haven't been and run their own agendas other than that of the "state" turn out unpopular and leave the country in a mess.

 

[Lucky]

Great thread, which may become very long and clomplex.

This is NOT just China v US, but a change in overall world dynamics with the rise of China one of the catalysts. Russia speaking out against the US recently, is only because of a recognition in a change of the balance of power.

With much of the focus and attention being on China at present, it seems Russia has been able to go about on it's merry ways. Russia will be one nation to watch. After the west's premature celebration of the death of Communism and all that's been associated with the East, the great bear that has been in hibernation for the better part of 2 decades has come back with a vengenace. Watch this space!

 

[chops_a_must]

Hey chops: just in regards to the next US pres

Do youreally believe that the president runs the country? The country is run by institutions. Some have even said that the best US president is one that is a good salesman / actor who stays out of decision making but gets the support of the public. They are really just a figure head and the country would prob operate more smoothly if they towed the line so to speak.

Look at the most successfull presidents of the US and most were former actors turned to politics

Presidents that haven't been and run their own agendas other than that of the "state" turn out unpopular and leave the country in a mess.

Complete and utter rubbish.

The only former actor come president was Reagan, and he was perhaps the second biggest disaster the US has had, behind Bush. And guess what, neither had the intelligence to make their own decisions. In fact, Reagan was brain damaged. Lol! FDR is another good example of a great president ignoring lobbyists.

The sad fact is, Clinton was one of the best Presidents the US has ever had, and I'm sure most voters would have much rather voted in Clinton than Bush. After the Somalia disaster, Clinton took control over every key decision. So I'd suggest you get your history correct before you make more silly statements.

 

[wayneL]

Complete and utter rubbish.

The only former actor come president was Reagan, and he was perhaps the second biggest disaster the US has had, behind Bush. And guess what, neither had the intelligence to make their own decisions. In fact, Reagan was brain damaged. Lol! FDR is another good example of a great president ignoring lobbyists.

The sad fact is, Clinton was one of the best Presidents the US has ever had, and I'm sure most voters would have much rather voted in Clinton than Bush. After the Somalia disaster, Clinton took control over every key decision. So I'd suggest you get your history correct before you make more silly statements.

Whose version of history one reads, and from which end of the political spectrum the reader sits, might make a critical difference in conclusions however.

 

[KIWIKARLOS]

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/china.meat/index.html

tit for tat bans of imports. Its only food now if they start imposing trade barriers on manufactured goods it will have been escalated to the next level.

A bit of topic seems to be alot of things coming to a head atm. Russian dips expelled from UK, US looking like it will increase troop levels in Iraq (perhapes in responce or anticipation of Iran problems?

 

[Wyatt]

This thread seems to be so current yet over 10 years old.
An interesting TED talk regarding prospects for war