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rain_gryphonI'm hardly one of Obama's most outspoken admirers. I do nevertheless believe in giving the devil his due, and IMHO the man's trip to China was the best showing there by any American President since Nixon. Unlike every other President for the past 30 years, he didn't try to publicly embarass the Chinese with awkward questions at press conferences, or wanting to meet with political dissidents, or generally trying to appear at odds with his hosts. He conducted himself instead in a dignified and polite fashion, as befits a head of state visiting a friendly nation. This will become a trend, I hope.
