Obama's State of the Union: A 'Blockbuster He Can't Afford to Shoot'
According
to Zhang Guoqing of China's state-controlled Xinjingbao [Beijing News],
it seems that President Obama has finally woken up to the fact that America's
woeful state of development is the most pressing issue for the nation. Unfortunately,
the state-sanctioned academic writes, he may be too late, and Americans and the
U.S. media aren’t 'buying it'.
President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Judging from this article from China's state-run press, America's largest creditor was less than impressed.
Obama
has finally discovered what it means to be weary. Entering his third year in
office, he has opportunistically turned his focus to next year's general election, passionately
evoking development in his State of the Union address, but unfortunately, people
aren't buying it.
No one
likes being fooled. For Americans, whether or not they have work and money in
their pockets, reality is more desirable than heart-warming words. As for the
contents of Obama's impassioned speech, it would make for a blockbuster of a movie,
but there is no money to shoot it.
Neither
are those in the American media very forgiving toward Obama. They are less
concerned about Obama's performance, then about how he has deduced his
blockbuster on "the people's livelihood" for the past two years. They
are really rubbing the salt into the wound.
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The
statistics in the speech speak volumes - the president is powerless. It stands
to reason that in the new year, the past need not be brought up. Yet the
American media has deliberately compared this year's State of the Union address
with last year's, saying that the same man may hold the top job, but that the
unemployment rate has made it much more "lonely at the top." Even after
the FED again turned on its cash printers, it has been unable to stimulate the
U.S. economic wagon, and the people aboard remain at a loss. Obama's recent
rise in support is mostly attributed to the way he and his wife provided a warm
and caring presence after the attempted assassination of a congresswoman.
Development is of paramount importance. U.S. President Obama has squandered two years, and even if he now grasps the truth, the price may be too great to pay. Included in this, his detour around his
China policy was regrettable.
In
his State of the Union, Obama mentioned China four times, reflecting his
frustration and embarrassment. Over the past year - a year that could have been
one of good-faith cooperation - verbal confrontation was the rule, for which no
one is cheering or giving awards.
Thinking
about new energy is passed its "youth." Apart from employment, Obama
focused on innovation and new energy sources, and combined these with all of his
other ambitions. However, the U.S. media has been unmoved. They tilt their
heads to one side and ask "shouldn't you have done that a long time
ago?" Yes, when it's time to fly, why not fly?
When
too many words are said, it's easy to lose focus. In fact, early in his presidential
campaign, Obama was enthusiastic about a blueprint for new energy, and honed in
on China's development as a key focus of attention. At the time, the energy
sectors and related industries in China and America rejoiced, believing that a
bull market in new energy was on the way, along with more stable Sino-U.S.
relations. Fortunately, Obama has finally seen the "head of the
bull," and realizes that the "bull's" country of origin should
be China. In a sense, overwhelmed by wasting last year and pressure from media
and the public, Obama may now to some extent elicit a more rational response to
Sino-U.S. relations. It would be quite beneficial for the China-America
"express bus" to escape the recent congestion.
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However,
known as the most complicated of bilateral ties, Sino-U.S. relations will
continue to face pressure from the United States. The attitude of the new
speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, and others, will be an
important variable. This also means that for both countries, the right to speak,
particularly when it comes to the economic game, will either be a major
Sino-U.S. relations "highlight" and light up the night sky, or it
will blind the human eye. Let us wait and see.
