Saturday, January 22, 2005

China's Choice

The Wall Street Journal takes a look at China and Iran:
China has a simple choice to make. It can continue to trade with the United States, a relationship upon which its prosperity is predicated, or it can undermine vital U.S. interests by helping Iran 's nuclear proliferation efforts. It is a binary decision, and both President George W. Bush and his new secretary of state have made this clear as a new term starts today. ...

But if China thinks it has a problem with the administration, it should really be concerned about the impact all this could have at the other end of Pennsylvania Ave. -- over at the U.S. Congress. ...

News that Beijing is arming an enemy of the U.S. at a time of war can only awaken the protectionist impulses that are always lurking below the surface in Congress. more