Does the Obama Administration know anything about what's really going on in the world? A better question might be, are they willing to admit the truth about the standing of international relationships?
Just yesterday, it was reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued that the relationship between the United States and China was excellent and had no real issues. Through her comments, she attempted to dispel the notion that "some in our country see China's progress as a threat to the United States." Her additional comments may be viewed here.
So, President Obama has promised to improve all of our relationships around the world and Secretary Clinton argues that China is not a real, present, or future danger to the United States. Is this what the evidence really shows? Could it be that China has recently been engaged in activity which could only stand to harm us?
In the UBL raid, a US Blackhawk helicopter had mechanical failure and had to be abandoned at UBL's Pakistan compound. US forces did their best to destroy the crippled helicopter to prevent it from being copied by Pakistan or others. Even with it being mostly destroyed, Pakistani officials believe they can still salvage some information from it.
It is bad enough that Pakistani officials have, as of yet, refused to turn over the wreckage to US officials because of their own desire to study the remains. Even worse is the breaking report that Pakistani officials have commented that Chinese officials have expressed interest in taking a look at the wreckage.
Instead of shooting down the idea at the outset, Pakistani officials have declared that they have at least some interest in sharing the wreckage with China. This should not be seen as surprising considering the fact that Pakistan and China have a fairly close relationship. Pakistan potentially sharing the helicopter wreckage with China could be seen as payback for China allowing Pakistan access to its missile systems.
The last time China knowingly gained access to sensitive American technology was 1999 when a stealth bomber was shot down over Serbia. The wreckage eventually found its way to China and, a decade later, it unveiled its version of a similar bomber.
Ultimately, US-Chinese relations may not be quite as rosy as the Obama Administration would have you believe. It is very unfortunate that the administration seemingly spends its precious time and resources attempting to make traditionally antagonistic countries like us while it spends very little time maintaining good relations with our friends. The net impact of such efforts has led to worse international relations overall--and that's definitely something the "lame-street media" isn't telling you.
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