Yup, the US prefers China.

It happened again today.
The "America prefers China, wahhh!"

Chinese officials were in Washington for high level talks. They want us to keep the dollar form collapsing, and we want them to keep buying dollars, and maybe even some of our stuff.

So Obama got on the podium in front of the world's media and said "American has to choose between China and Japan. Nations are only allowed one friend. And even though we always push Japan around, Japan who always humbly does our bidding and never gets anything in return out of the relationship --screw you , Japan! it's over baby. You suck. Here, sit on my upturned middle finger, nah, you'd like that wouldn't you? Ha, I'm putting our finger sitting photos on facebook now that I'm dumping you. China is better in bed than you are. Take a hike, us and china here gonna love each other long time."

Or from what I gather from my students, something to that effect.

You see, what I heard him say was something like "In the 21st century, the relationship between the USA and China is very important, perhaps has the greatest effect on the economy and environment of our planet. We must work together."

Which just about any newspaper editor in the world would tell you if you asked him.

But it's taken here to mean "Obama / the US / Hillary 'likes China' and therefore 'doesn't like' Japan."

I remember how during the democratic primaries my students said Hillary would be no good because she "didn't like Japan." She liked China. (She had said similar comments before that. I think she said "Do I like Japanese food? No way, I fricking hate everything about Japan. You won't even catch me eating instant cup noodles, so much do I not like that place when compared to their bigger more terrifying neighbor, China. Give me Chicken and Cashews number 42 over frickin raw fish any day. 4000 years of history and they never learned to cook with fire?"

And years before that, apparently Bush would be "better for Japan" (ha ha ha ha ha ha ... ok let me catch my breath) because Democrats didn't 'like' Japan. I'm serious, I heard this a lot. Even if the like / not like thing were true, I couldn't believe how many people, had they been able to vote in a US election, would have been swayed by this factor alone.

"Some guy in the coffee shop said Bush likes Japan more than Democrats do. Hmm, I guess I should vote for him. He will base all his geopolitical decisions on that preference."

As if international diplomacy were a matter of choosing one country forever and "liking" it and turning your back on all others. Or at least japan.

Somehow I doubt there are Brits and Germans and Ozzies crying "Oh, America doesn't like us anymore! They like Japan!"

I think I might have posted about this, but I was right several months ago: The US went out of its way to
1. make sure Hillary's first trip abroad as Secty State was to Japan
2. Make sure THE FIRST FOREIGN HEAD OF STATE INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE WAS FROM JAPAN (ASO)

They did this cuz they knew the Japanese populace would get in a tizzy if we shook hands with a Chinese official.

Anybody remember that? Nooo. You know how I am, (I even told them several months ago "Please remember this guys, because I know soon you're gonna say 'America like China'") If they do, it's probably further evidence of betrayal, like buying a girl flowers before you go cheat with her sister.