Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Chinese = Lincoln?!

The Chinese government warned Obama to not interact with the Dalai Lama, citing Lincoln in their argument. Without Lincoln, the Confederacy could have seceded permanently and the slaves might not have been free. In large, Lincoln prevented a "split" in America. China relates to this by stating that the Dalai Lama is encouraging Tibetan independance, therefore Obama should not aid those who are trying to secede.

China believes that US-China relations should be kept strong, and any US meetings with the exiled Dalai Lama leader could hinder this relationship.

To prevent another possible war, I think Obama should just stay out of these Chinese-Tibet relations. Using US as a force of "good" can only go so far...

5 comments:

PH(OE)BE said...

Honestly, as China is the world's rising superpower, I think it'd be wise for us not to piss them off.

lizaj said...

I think that the civil war and Tibetan occupation are so completely different in their own complicated ways that comparing them doesn't make a lot of sense.

I don't know of my comment just made a lot of sense either.

Either way, Tibet is an occupied state, and i think that, although pissing off superpowers is good to avoid, the US shouldn't just let the Tibetan people struggle alone.

Sarah Jacobs said...

I agree with Liza, the situation with China and the American Civil War are so different from each other that comparing them seems kind of ridiculous. I really don't think the U.S. should buy that comparison. And though we should try to stay on China's good side, I don't think we should ignore the situation in Tibet. I am not saying we should start a war over the issue, but we can't just pretend it's not happening.

The new Kevin (a.k.a Kevin Kwan) said...

I think I understand the point being made here - the Tibet and Chinese tension should not interfered by the US or any foreign nation just as the US did not want interference in their civil war.

Colin Yan said...

The US should definitely not take actions taht would create hostilities between the US and CHina. We are already using up tons of man power in the middle east. By adding more problems with China, we are just putting more pressure for ourselves.
And, i agree that China is a super power that is growing. THey say taht China is the future.