In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool, File)From Yahoo News/AP:
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has moved aggressively and quickly to secure a stronger role in what she has called the world's most important relationship: U.S. dealings with China. But military and economic tensions between the two powers keep getting in her way.
As the international financial crisis worsens, the two colossal economies have bickered over their intertwined interests. China is nervous about its position as Washington's biggest foreign creditor, holding an estimated $1 trillion in U.S. government debt.
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My Comment: There is a historical analogy to this present relationship. When the Roman Empire was at its peak, they had the military and the political infrastructure to rule the world .... but it was the Egyptians, with their huge population that was always working tirelessly, that provided the monies and grain to keep the Roman Empire operating.
I guess history is repeating itself.