The actions by the Chinese called for a swift, unambiguous, forceful, and clear response from the White House. A response that has been up to this point weak and ineffective some 75 hours after the start of the crisis. If the deadline passed without reaction from the Chinese, appropriate action should have been taken, including the destruction of the aircraft by standoff U.S. missiles if necessary. Certainly a review of China-U.S. relations across the spectrum is in order. The first step should be to revoke China most favorite nation status.
China has the world largest population and the world largest untapped marketplace.
With the crisis coming to an end, I thought this was a good editorial from The Washington Post . For a complete listing of article comments, questions, and other discussions related to Vincent E. Martin's Politics and Minorities topic, please visit the Discussions page . Used under License.