President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held talks on Tuesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Iran's controversial nuclear drive, insisting he wanted to cooperate with Europe and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Ahmadinejad told Yang that Iran wishes "to pursue dialogue and cooperation with the IAEA and the Europeans," his office said in a statement carried by the state news agency IRNA.
The Iranian president also spoke "of the resistance of the Iranian people and the fact that friends of the Islamic republic are with it" in this resistance, the statement said.
The visit by Yang, who also met with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, came as Beijing urged Iran to be flexible but remained wary of Western pressure for
sanctions.
Make no mistake, China isn't doing this to be the "good guy" in all this. They are doing this to try to keep the price of oil low so their economy doesn't suffer. They are more then willing to put up with a nuclear armed Iran simply because they aren't in their crosshairs. If Iran was threatening China, you can bet your ass that China would be asking us for help in a big way.
But they only care about their image and economy. That's where they are running into problems right now. With the lead in almost all their exports, their reputation for cheaply made goods, and cutting corners, China is facing a major, major problem.
The falling dollar isn't going to help matters. Sooner or later, the dollar will fall to levels that are equal to China's currency. When that happens, Chinese made goods will be more expensive to make there then in the US. That means that US manufacturers will be able to make more money and manufacturing jobs will come back to the US.
That also means that most outsourcing will start to come home again.
With the recent spyware found on Chinese made hard drives, we simply cannot trust the Chinese anymore. Therefore, it's time that our goods came home to be made at home. Personally, I'd rather pay a few extra dollars to know that the Chinese hadn't fucked up somehow and endangered the lives of children or anyone else for the goods and services I pay for.
Travis
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