Gloria in wacky leaks
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There are several ways to view the contents of a WikiLeaks cable stating that China saw Gloria as a good leader with the United States conforming with the observation through one of its top officials in the region, but it only showed that foreign diplomats look at the country with a jaundiced view.
The view was shared between Hu Zhengyue, former director general for Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific Eric John in a meeting held in March 2007 just when the nation was about to hold national elections in May that year for 12 senators, congressmen and other local officials.
The dialog between both revolves around the interest of both China and the United States in the region and how the two super powers can achieve mutual cooperation, which comes out in the cable as more of a discussion on how one can prevent stepping on the foot of the other as they look after their self-interests.
The part of the cable focusing on the Philippines was very limited and near the end of what could have been a substantially long meeting that mainly focused on the United States representative prodding China to take a decisive role on pressuring Burma or Myanmar to open up its political sphere to pro-democracy groups that may have borne fruit in the recent release of that country’s main opposition figure, Aung San Suu Kyi..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101217com1.html
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