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Obama Snubbed During China Trip by timothy2396(m): 6:44am On Sep 04, 2016 |
US President Barack Obama has been delivered a calculated
diplomatic snub in Hangzhou, China, where global leaders are
convening for the G20 summit.
The problems began as soon as Obama's plane landed
in Hangzhou on Saturday.
Unlike Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President
Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Brazilian
President Michel Temer and British Prime Minister Theresa May,
Obama did not have the red carpet to walk on when he arrived.
The US president was also forced to leave Air Force One through a
little-used exit in the plane’s belly, only used on high-security trips,
after Chinese officials failed to provide the rolling staircase.
In addition, there were heated altercations between Chinese and US
officials after reporters were met by a line of bright blue tape held
by Chinese security guards, who did not let the reporters watch
Obama disembark.
A White House staff member protested to this behavior, but one
Chinese official shouted back, saying, “This is our country! This is
our airport!”
“The reception that President Obama and his staff got when they
arrived here Saturday afternoon was bruising, even by Chinese
standards,” according to The New York Times.
Obama later said the row between the US and Chinese officials
should not be overblown.
"I wouldn't overcrank the significance" of the tensions, he said at a
news conference on Sunday.
Jorge Guajardo, Mexico’s former ambassador to China, called the
reception part a calculated snub.
“These things do not happen by mistake. Not with the Chinese,”
Guajardo, who hosted presidents Enrique Peña Nieto and Felipe
Calderón during his time in Beijing, told The Guardian.
“I’ve dealt with the Chinese for six years. I’ve done these visits. I
took Xi Jinping to Mexico. I received two Mexican presidents in
China. I know exactly how these things get worked out. It’s down
to the last detail in everything. It’s not a mistake. It’s not.”
In another instance, when President Xi Jinping took Obama on a
leisurely stroll following dinner on Saturday, Chinese security
officials cut the number of American journalists who wanted to see
the stroll to three from the original six, and then to just one
reporter.
“This is our arrangement,” a Chinese official explained to his
American counterpart.
“Your arrangement keeps changing,” the American replied.
Obama presses Xi on South China Sea
In his meeting with the Chinese president, Obama urged him to
uphold China’s legal obligations and highlighted Washington's
commitments to its regional allies.
"The president reaffirmed that the United States will work with all
countries in the region to uphold the principles of international law,
unimpeded lawful commerce, and freedom of navigation and over-
flight," the White House said on Saturday.
A Hague-based court of arbitration ruled in July that China’s
claims to sovereignty over the disputed areas or resources in the
South China Sea “had no legal basis.”
China, however, dismissed the ruling, insisting that the tribunal has
no jurisdiction over the issue.
In his talks with Obama, Xi said that China "will persist in
peacefully resolving disputes through consultations with parties
directly involved."
He called on the US to "play a constructive role" in regional peace
and stability.
China claims sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea,
parts of which are claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam
as well as the Philippines.
The issue has been a source of tension between China, the US,
and regional countries, which are seeking control of trade routes
and mineral deposits there. source... http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/09/04/483070/US-China-Obama-Xi
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Re: Obama Snubbed During China Trip by klvb: 7:25am On Sep 04, 2016 |
liar....airforce one uses its own stairs n not a rolling stairs. even if china wants to severe diplomatic ties with US, It is nt by removing red carpet and all this secondary school beef u listed |
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