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How do Americans see China? – People’s Daily Online

October 28, 2014 By in Baby Boomers, Business Administration, China, Elderly, Gen X, Millennials, People, Politics, Research, Unemployment, US Tags: , Leave a comment
English: Logo of the People's Daily 中文: 人民日报题字

English: Logo of the People’s Daily 中文: 人民日报题字 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent, must-read, article by the People’s Daily, China’s influential newspaper. Check it out!

via How do Americans see China? – People’s Daily Online.

Ahead of President Obama’s visit to China, the article looks at the results of a survey of American attitudes to China. Young people and the more well-educated tend to be most positive on China; whereas older people are more wary. I suspect that the greatest hostility to China will be from blue-collar workers‘ whose jobs have been off-shored. Also older conservatives will be wary.

Thoughts?

ISIS fight: Turkey opposes U.S. arms transfer to Kurds fighting in Kobani – World – CBC News

October 20, 2014 By in Business Administration, Defense Policy, Energy Policy, Foreign Policy, Politics Tags: , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Flag of Turkey.
President Barack Obama addresses his remarks t...

President Barack Obama addresses his remarks to the Turkish Parliament Monday, April 6, 2009, in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


This is an important must-read article from CBC. Check it out!

via ISIS fight: Turkey opposes U.S. arms transfer to Kurds fighting in Kobani – World – CBC News.

This article highlights how Obama so-called strategy is just not robust. Indeed it never really was a strategy, just an excuse for Obama taking the weakest possible line in responding to ISIS.

In recent years, Turkey has had remarkable economic growth on the back of extensive investment from the West.

Let me ask an open question:

Is it perhaps time for the West to signal potential economic sanctions on Turkey?

Thoughts?

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