Comments on: China’s African Safari hits a bump

By: stuart

stuart — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:20:07 +0000

I encourage you to read the whole thread again. It will save us a lot of time. No dodge ball here.

By: Pffefer

Pffefer — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:44:54 +0000

Saying “you are a moron, you should be nicer” doesn’t really cut it, does it? You have got to tell the guy what he needs to do to be “nicer”, correct? If you have really got something to say about possible alternatives that China could do or have, why don’t you spell it out?

You are the one who claimed China’s foreign policy encourages military coups. I am the one who said, well, Thailand and the Philippines have both had a lot of coups. I asked you how China encouraged the coups, you played dodge ball. I asked how China encouraged the coup in Madagascar, you played dodge ball again. What can I say about you, really?

By: stuart

stuart — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:16:14 +0000

Pffefer, explaining what is lacking is the same as telling you what needs to be changed.

I don’t know where you’re coming from with this:

“Again, how did China encourage military coups in Thailand, the Philippines and Madagascar?”

Only Madagascar was mentioned as a probable future ‘strategic partner’ of China because the Motherland has a penchant for dealing with oppressive regimes. Despots know this and are thus encouraged to overthrow elected leaders.

By: stuart

stuart — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:10:48 +0000

hello – I’ve removed some of your comments because I’m pretty sure they were written while under the influence. Didn’t your parents tell you that Chinese nationalism and alcohol don’t mix?

By: Pffefer

Pffefer — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:03:29 +0000

You mean like how the US propped up Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and how they (the US and its buddies like the UK) are propping up Saudi Arabia?

Again, how did China encourage military coups in Thailand, the Philippines and Madagascar? Dodgy stuart?

You simply pointed out what China’s Africa policy lacks (humanitarian blah blah blah), you have not told me explicitly what China should do. I am waiting!