President Obama: Puts China ‘On Notice’ the Coalition Will “Contain”
its Economy if the Leadership Doesn’t Accept International
Law and Normative Standards of Behavior
© 2009 Brad Kempo B.A. LL.B.
Barrister & Solicitor
The nuances in international relations and diplomacy escape the ordinary person, who’s scope of activities is all about professional or occupational achievement, upward mobility, rearing a family, asset accumulation, shopping, vacations and the like. But they are what drive the policy and publicity machines of government. One of the tasks of the Fiefdom treatise author as the coalition’s documentarian was to at all times be ultra-sensitive to what was said in the partners’ diplomacy corridor so their messages would be accurately interpreted and properly recorded; since it the archive served the purposes of not just providing ‘notice’, but will also be essential when the ‘Iron Fist’ accountability tribunal prosecute the malfeasant.
Discourse and terminology in international relations is an exact practice or art. Words and phrases in speeches and spontaneous communication are crafted very carefully. And context is meticulously controlled and manipulated to protect the integrity of the message and mitigate against misinterpretation and misuse. These attributes are what have driven the coalition’s back-channel diplomacy since the outset. Contributors, both original and subsequent to the genesis of the coalition, were already specialists and they applied their expertise to ensure the communiqués they generated were precise and as effective as possible. Consequently, the archive kept at the East-West Corridor of Diplomacy office accurately represents the opinions and positions of the partnership.
Slightly altering discourse was something former President Bush used once to illustrate this sensitivity to the message and draw attention to his foreign policy on Chinada:
President Bush: The Significance of Language Choices on the World Stage
© 2006 Brad Kempo B.A. LL.B.
Barrister & Solicitor
President Bush anticipated a heated reaction when he used the phrase 'Islamic fascists' when describing America’s nemesis the day British authorities foiled planned terrorist attacks on trans-continental airliners bound for the United States.
The Fiefdom treatise has repeatedly drawn attention to President Bush’s employment of the word “totalitarian” in his public statements about the nature of terrorist paradigms of governance; arguing it was inapplicable in the circumstances and was a way for him on behalf of the Triple “E” coalition to geo-politicize his public appearances to advance his administration’s foreign policy on the Chinada threat.
Just how sensitive governments, peoples, journalists, academics and radical groups are to what politicians say on behalf of their country, party and themselves was highlighted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 when the President used the phrase “Islamic fascists” instead of ‘totalitarians” to describe one of America’s most ardent detractors.
‘Fascism’, ‘totalitarianism’, ‘communism’, ‘despotism’, ‘authoritarianism’, ‘dictatorship’ and ‘tyranny’ all have distinct characteristics. While there are some general definitional and connotational overlaps, each has a meaning peculiar to a time and place, to various personalities and historical national and geo-political dynamics. The President knew such a reaction and in some circles condemnation would result from this descriptive formulation.
President Bush Discusses Terror Plot Upon Arrival in Wisconsin Austin, Straubel International Airport, Green Bay, Wisconsin
THE PRESIDENT: The recent arrests that our fellow citizens are now learning about are a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation.
Bush's 'Islamic Fascists' Remark Irks Muslims
by Louis Sahagun
LA Times
August 10, 2006
President Bush was widely criticized by Muslim leaders on Thursday for saying that the foiled plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic was a triumph in the "war against Islamic fascists."
President Obama engaged in that same kind of choice wording while en route to his summit with the Chinese leadership. He intentionally borrowed from the coalition’s discourse one of two foundational descriptions of what the global conglomerate of several dozen governments and hundreds of large and multi-national corporations is tenaciously committed to: “containing” China’s imperialistic threat.
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Obama says U.S. does not wish to 'contain' China
by Peter Nicholas
Los Angeles Times
November 14, 2009
Rolling out his approach toward the Pacific Rim, President Obama stressed in Tokyo today that he wants a cooperative relationship with China in which the two nations act as responsible global powers, setting aside differences to cope with climate change, nuclear proliferation and economic instability.
Obama said the U.S. has no wish to "contain" China, a strategy that grew out of the Cold War era when the American government strove to block the spread of communism.
