Visits by heads of state are carefully scripted events, down to the last detail. When Obama visited China it’s unthinkable that there would be confusion over such routine matters as the provision of stairs for him to descend. In spite of China’s protestations to the contrary, this was a diplomatic snub. And by the way, Mr. Putin suffered no such indignities.
Not only were there no stairs provided for Obama, forcing him to make his exit from Air Force One via a hatch in the belly of the airplane, but there were altercations between Obama’s staff and Chinese officials on the tarmac.
China on Monday leveled responsibility at the United States and journalists for a fracas at a Chinese airport, in which officials of both countries exchanged heated remarks as President Barack Obama disembarked from his aircraft.
The comments by a foreign ministry spokeswoman were in response to questions whether China, which is hosting a G20 summit meeting in its eastern city of Hangzhou, intentionally failed to provide Obama’s plane with a staircase, an event that has fueled speculation it was a diplomatic snub.
And it wasn’t just Obama who had troubles with Chinese authorities.
A Chinese security official had also blocked National Security Adviser Susan Rice on the tarmac and yelled at another U.S. official trying to help journalists get closer to Obama.
None of this was accidental. Obama’s policies and approaches to dealing with the Chinese have made him the odd man out at this conference, and this “incident” was orchestrated by the Chinese to make that point.
Whether Mr. Obama can do anything to advance his international agenda in the waning months of his administration remains to be seen. I’m not particularly concerned about whether Obama is respected, but I am concerned that the degree of respect America receives around the world is deteriorating under this president.
Perhaps I was wrong in criticizing him for spending so much time on the golf course. In some cases, we might be better off if he just stayed there.
Source: Reuters
Sure, you keep telling yourself that!!! Lol!
He has just about destroy our country, but I think that he really has no idea, how strong a spirit of loving one’s country is.
I think it was Bush’s fault.
they should have welded the exits shut and send him on his way !
That commie flag & Obama were made for one another
no they snubbed him in a big way..it is what it is barry.
obama is doing his best to get us into a war..Leave this country in shambles!!
Trump has been saying this all along but the Libs out there don’t listen.
Once we get an Honest man in the whitehouse like Donald Trump we will be a proud nation once again,,, and Obama and all his muslim cronnies are thrown out of our government ..Then our country will have a chance at living again ..Donald Trump & Mike Pence is the ones to clean up our country that the Obama & Hillary Administration has wrecked…l just hope all the people in this country does the right thing and Votes for TRUMP he is our last hope of having a decent life in America ,,lts a proven fact that all the democrats have done was destroy our country and caused us americans to live in a life of pure hell all because of thier Greed and love of power..The Democrats are all for money & power never to help the poor american have a decent life and then they make fun of the ones that wants America to Prosper and be happy ..Think about this what real President will Fund a nation that hates America and wants our destruction? ..Ok we have a Black President did he help the Black & hispanic people ? Hell no he only helped himself and his Muslim Cronies Not the american people …Donald Trump & Mike Pence is Honesty and TrustWorthy so why don’t we AMERICANS give them a chance of proving themselves ..you all gave Barry Soetoro AKA Barrack Obama a chance and he put our nation in pure hell plus he was a F**e to begin with ,He was never vetted or had to show any papers to show he actually was who he said he was ….VOTE TRUMP /PENCE NOVEMBER 8 ….What do we Americans have to Lose …