China, our "Frenemy"?

Wow! How times have changed. Richard Nixon altered the world's international balance by visiting Red China when he was President, one of his final great accomplishments. China was viewed then with great anxiety and mystery, as a militaristic adversary filled with millions of mechanized persons working in the rice fields and the gun factories chanting slogans worshipping their Communist Party (actually, this describes what little we know now of North Korea).

Now, China is a world economic superpower on a par with the United States, exporting billions of dollars of goods overseas, and purchasing debt in foreign countries like the United States.

Presient Obama's current visit to China provides an opportunity to review our areas of differences and mutual agreements. What will our respective roles be 10 years from now? Stay tuned! Our lives will be increasingly affected by this evolving relationship. Read the article and watch the brief video.

Obama's Visit to China; NY Times Article and Video