re: Wen Jiabao: Man of the Moment

jmeras — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:39:04 GMT

I would have to say that Chine's response great Sichuan earthquake is not only Anti-Burma, but also Anti-Katrina. I understand that Premier Wen Jiabao's arrived at the site of the Sichuan earthquake not long after the disaster occurred. Why didn't President Bush dispatch Vice President Cheney to the Gulf Coast immediately following Katrina's hit on New Orleans and surrounding area? Mr. Cheney was the big man overseeing the government's response to 9/11 in the President's absence. Perhaps Mr. Cheney find's natural disasters boring. I can't but help admire Chinas's immediate and apparently effective response to this catastrophe. Apparently two things work in Premier Wen Jiabao's favor: First, he is a trained geologist and understands what strong earthquakes can do. Second, he seems to have an established following as a hands-on leader and compassionate leader. I remember viewing a photo of him trying to talk with student demonstrators in Tianamen Square. I applaude the Chinese government's response.

re: Wen Jiabao: Man of the Moment

spurman — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:43:26 GMT

P.M. has the real love interest on ordinary Chinese people, what he did is to show how he cares about people, rather than using it as a strategy to improving government image.

Even though it is really a strategy, Chinese people are still fortunate to have such a great P.M..