Question

What were the key points Bush wanted communicated to China? How did Bush characterize the United States' position in a way that did not alienate China?

Answer 1

Following are the key points that Bush wanted to communicate to China:

• The Chinese Government needs to understand that the movements that are democratic in nature should be handled with no grief against the protesters as it would be considered as anti-democratic and attract criticism from most parts of the world.

• The strength of the government is demonstrated through how efficiently the government handles such situations of crises, not through how it harms its own citizens in order to crush their protests.

• More of such actions would result in more sanctions and disturbed US-Sino relations.

Bush characterized the United States' position in the following manner:

• The words that President Bush used in his memo were optimally weighted. Hard enough to deliver what he means but not as hard as they would hurt the US-Sino relations to a great extent.

• The President's suggestion of letting the actions of the government be pro-democratic in the modest possible tone.

Answer 2

Answer:

Should focus on the fact that Bush considered the US-China relationship vital to each country's economy and to international peace. Bush communicated a tone of cautious friendship, but indicated that while the United States would respect China's handling of internal affairs, the Chinese government had to understand the internal affairs of the United States, which included support for democracy world-wide and an expectation of its president to act on it. Bush warned China, without threatening, that its response to its internal crisis would have implications for its external relations with the United States.

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