Quote of the day: Trump on diplomacy
I remember reading somewhere in George Kennan’s memoirs that the essence of diplomacy is to be tough-minded without seeming rude. Donald Trump‘s comment here, made in a speech in Las Vegas, about how he would handle Chinese imports, strikes me as just the opposite: Listen mother——, we’re going to tax you 25 percent." Tom again: ...
I remember reading somewhere in George Kennan's memoirs that the essence of diplomacy is to be tough-minded without seeming rude. Donald Trump's comment here, made in a speech in Las Vegas, about how he would handle Chinese imports, strikes me as just the opposite:
Listen mother------, we're going to tax you 25 percent."
Tom again: I think the Chinese reaction to such a statement would be to think, Hey, we've won, the Americans are really losing their cool.
I remember reading somewhere in George Kennan’s memoirs that the essence of diplomacy is to be tough-minded without seeming rude. Donald Trump‘s comment here, made in a speech in Las Vegas, about how he would handle Chinese imports, strikes me as just the opposite:
Listen mother——, we’re going to tax you 25 percent."
Tom again: I think the Chinese reaction to such a statement would be to think, Hey, we’ve won, the Americans are really losing their cool.
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