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发帖数: 4453 | 1 这是昨天华盛顿邮报国际局势评论的专栏文章。太有趣了，说中国很有能耐，李克强很
是牛逼！
原文转贴但不翻译，五毛看不懂就没有办法了。
How China got a U.S. senator to do its political bidding
By Josh Rogin
December 17, 2017 at 7:57 PM
A congressional delegation led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) presents
frozen steaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on April 10 in Beijing. The gift
was meant to underscore the importance of opening Chinese markets to U.S.
beef imports.
A congressional delegation led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) presents
frozen steaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on April 10 in Beijing. The gift
was meant to underscore the importance of opening Chinese markets to U.S.
beef imports. (Office of Sen. Steve Daines/Office of Sen. Steve Daines)
In its effort to cultivate foreign influence, the Chinese Communist Party
boldly mixes economic incentives with requests for political favors. Its
dealings with Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) this year offer a success story
for Beijing.
Last month Daines announced a breakthrough in his long-standing effort to
win access for Montana's beef exports to China — a $200 million deal with a
leading Chinese retailer.
Then, on Dec. 5, the regime of Xi Jinping got something at least as valuable
from Daines. The senator hosted a delegation of Chinese Communist Party
officials who oversee Tibet, at the request of the Chinese Embassy —
thereby undercutting a simultaneous visit to Washington by the president of
the Tibetan government in exile.
Lobsang Sangay, the Tibetan leader regarded as an enemy by Beijing, was in
Washington to meet with lawmakers and members of the Tibetan community. The
House Foreign Affairs Asia subcommittee held a hearing Dec. 6 on Chinese
repression in Tibet.
The rival meeting hosted by Daines the day before included Sen. John
Barrasso (R-Wyo.). After the meetings, the state-owned China Daily claimed
the congressmen had praised Chinese officials in Tibet for doing "a good job
in environmental protection and traditional cultural preservation."
The episode illustrated China's growing practice of enlisting Western
politicians to blunt criticism of the regime — and also its determination
to haunt its opponents wherever they travel. "Everywhere I go, I'm followed
by a high-level Chinese delegation" denying human rights abuses in Tibet,
Sangay told me, adding that Chinese officials pressure governments across
the world not to meet with him.
Sangay was in town to push legislation calling for foreigners to have the
same access to Tibet that Chinese officials who oversee Tibet have here. The
Chinese Communist Party did allow one congressional delegation to visit
Tibet in April — led by Daines — which met top Chinese officials.
Daines's office couldn't produce any record that he, either in China or
Washington, publicly raised the fact that the Chinese government is
perpetrating brutal, systematic repression in Tibet, including attempted
cultural genocide, environmental destruction, mass surveillance, mass
incarceration and severe denial of freedoms for Tibetans.
The senator had another agenda — selling Montana beef. He presented four
frozen steaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing and hosted Chinese
Ambassador Cui Tiankai at a Montana ranch. The $200 million contract was the
first reward for his efforts.
Daines has done other favors for the Chinese government. Early this summer,
he discussed with other senators his opposition to a bill that would rename
the street in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington after Liu Xiaobo,
the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who later died in Chinese government custody,
his office confirmed.
Spokeswoman Marcie Kinzel told me Daines has long fought for human rights in
China and pushed to visit multiple Chinese regions where human rights are a
concern. Daines believed the Liu Xiaobo bill was the wrong strategy at the
time because it would complicate efforts to negotiate his release, she said.
The senator doesn't criticize China much in public because his "focus is on
making change with tact and wisdom, not flashy headlines," she added.
Daines's approach to Chinese human rights is "not connected" to his push for
beef exports, Kinzel said. Yet for the Chinese government, economics and
politics are always linked. By helping the Communist Party squash political
criticism in Washington, Daines's actions constituted a victory for Chinese
foreign influence operations, said Derek Mitchell, former U.S. ambassador to
Burma.
"It confirms everything the Chinese believe about us and folks around the
world, that anyone can be bought," he said. "We're only as strong as our
weakest link, and that Daines would do this only encourages them to continue
."
There's no evidence of a direct quid pro quo or any illegal behavior, just
multiple favors between Daines and the Chinese government. But by using his
power to protect China from accountability on human rights, Daines
compromised American values and helped perpetuate the suffering of innocent
people abroad.
In Australia last week, a senator resigned after it was revealed he took
money from a Chinese donor and then parroted Chinese government lines on the
South China Sea issue. It's the same pattern: China dangles economic
incentives and, soon enough, its friends begin helping China's political
aims.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is leading a national drive to excise
Chinese foreign influence from Australian politics. "Foreign powers are
making unprecedented and increasingly sophisticated attempts to influence
the political process, both here and abroad," Turnbull said.
In Washington, political and policy leaders are just waking up to the scope
and scale of China's efforts to interfere. But if the Chinese government can
claim U.S. lawmakers as defenders of its repression in Tibet, it's clear
the problem is much worse than we realize.
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发帖数: 3662 | 2 要学习maccain一生于俄罗斯为敌。
话说亚利桑那有什么东西可以出口中国的 | g********0
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发帖数: 4453 | 6 哈哈，你看你看，这照片中的李克强，活脱脱的一个美国美国议员包围下的红太阳嘛！
美国这帮议员，都是千锤百炼出来的人精，平时修理起总统来，那叫一个淋漓尽致或
者恶毒至极。可为了本选区老百姓的利益，或者说露骨一些，也就是为了自己的选票，
可以放下身段，笑眯眯的去寻求共产党中国的帮助。
当然了，美国人还是很重感情的，也很看重友谊和礼尚往来。 这不，你买我的牛肉，
我就为你说些好话，帮你办些事，也蛮合情合理的嘛。
相比较而言，共产党外交部那帮傻逼，背着银子满世界瞎鸡巴乱送，送得自己都没有钱
送了，还他妈的不甘心，要四处搜刮老百姓的外汇继续送，太扯蛋了。
一句话： 这个世界上美国人比共产党可信！ | d*b
发帖数: 4453 | 7 再说川普去Iowa 州竞选时，时任该州州长的布拉德告诉川普说：在Iowa选举，你不能
说中国坏话，因为我们州和中国的关系很好，你要说中国坏话，可能会导致选举麻烦。
所以，川普在iowa选举时，就大赞布拉德，并说如果我当选，就让布拉德出任美国驻
中国大使，应为处理中美关系，没有比他更合适的了。
大概五毛不懂，爷爷告诉你们这帮孙子好了。 iowa是美国最大的养猪州，几乎家家都
养猪，但以前猪肉压根卖不出去，价格也很便宜。 后来，中国队美国放开猪肉进口后
，猪肉价格很快就涨上去了，家家户户的养猪规模也见天扩大。连过去没有人要的猪下
水，猪脚，猪排骨都供不应求了，特别是排骨，前些年美国超市一磅$０.５９元，后来
涨到$１.９９， 再到$2.99, 后来双汇收购史密斯菲尔德食品公司后，现在他妈的超
市排骨看都看不见卖了，全被弄到中国去了。
所以，iowa 人民热爱中国，iowa州长当中国大使，就是这个道理。 美国人民知恩图报
，比较厚道，说实话比共产党那帮王八蛋可信多了。 | d*b
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