Politics
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political analyst Dmitry...
as the sessions of the NATO-Russia Council. China"s economic sanctions against the United States are really serious. Boeing is planning to sell to China $200 billion worth of aircraft in the next 20 years. But there is more to it. One third of spare parts of a Boeing aircraft (in terms of value) taking off from Frankfurt or, say, Nairobi are made in China. Should all this be discontinued because of upgraded Patriots, mine sweepers, helicopters and other defensive weapons? (Taiwan also asked for submarines and F-16s, but Obama refused). Is it worth quarreling with America because of them?Two of the world"s biggest powers have quarreled against their own interests. It is possible that both are wrong. For instance, China still finds it inadmissible not to react to the Dalai Lama"s forthcoming visit to the White House or the sale of American weapons to Taiwan. Obama, who must face upcoming congressional elections, considers it impossible to admit to the less-educated Americans
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