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Zitat:Mr Wen's red carpet
Dec 11th 2003 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition
Despite economic tensions, mutual trust between America and China has rarely been deeper. Can it last?
AMID bafflement, even outrage, from congressmen whose districts have been losing manufacturing jobs in droves to China, George Bush this week laid on what one of his officials called “spectacular” treatment for China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, on his first visit to America. It included a 19-gun salute on the White House's South Lawn, a welcome no head of government (as opposed to a head of state) has been granted by this administration. Given the growing spats between America and China over trade and exchange rates, what is Mr Bush doing cosying up to China—especially with an election due?
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