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Comedy: China denies their stimulus is "Buy China" |
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Written by Stumo
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Monday, 29 June 2009 |
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The Chinese are very good at muscling our country, and good at influencing our Congress buy purchasing our high-end lobbyists time. But they are not sophisticated in issuing domestic statements, in an environment where there is no opposition.
The government said Friday it was "a misunderstanding" by some foreign media which had labeled China's latest circular to boost domestic demand and step up supervision on construction projects as "protectionism".
The remarks were jointly made by Yao Jian, spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce, and Li Pumin, spokesman with the National Development and Reform Commission, on Friday.
"Some foreign media" are not on the same talking points as the Chinese government. Hypocrisy works when you can jail the home-grown folks that point it out. But when you come here, attack the WTO-legal "Buy American" provisions in the stimulus, then strengthen your own pre-existing "Buy Chinese" programs, eyeballs start to roll.
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