Apparently the Trump administration will be heading to China for its first official state visit. However, the post for the person who would be the individual who would travel to China in advance of the president is vacant. This has been one of the biggest concerns I have had since Trump took over.
He's yet to clean house of all former Obama holdovers, and just as bad has failed to fill positions, many of which remain vacant, as in the case with this one which can have grave ramifications ahead of Trump's upcoming visit to China.
But no worries. Trump is sending son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka in this role rather than filling the role with a person who would be much more well suited to deal with the Chinese. And that is a critical role in light of many on-going issues with the Chinese. But, Kushner and little Ivanka (both of which have extensive 'business' dealing in China) will take on this role.
This is a perfect example of why I have been (as a Trump supporter myself) against him having his own daughter and son-in-law in his own cabinet.
The US has many serious issues to deal with concerning the Chinese. Among them are, their building up of islands in the South China Sea, which is causing problems for other countries, including potentially the US. Actually it already has. Not long ago US military had a run in with the Chinese over these 'disputed islands' and the sea lanes the Chinese are claiming are their own.
Additionally, the Chinese still are behind serious 'human right violations,' which that in and of itself, is something no administration has seemed willing or able to deal with or mention. Were these civil right violations happening in a less powerful country, I'm sure this would have been addressed by now. But I suppose China is too big to mess with?
Then there are tariff issues, trade, the list goes on and on. That again is why this 'post' which remains vacant needs to be filled with someone, and not just anyone, someone with a great deal of experience and knowledge when it comes to dealing and negotiating with the Chinese and the ability to do so from a strong position, and not one of naivete, or weakness.
But no worries, Ivanka and husband Jared can do anything! Jared by the way is also in charge of negotiating 'peace' between the Israelis and Palestinians. Again, I cannot express how inexperienced I believe Jared Kushner is for either of these roles. But, they've both spoken with Henry Kissinger, as the article goes on to say, so no problem. They've got things covered.
Having personally been involved in Asian martial-arts for many years, when it comes to dealing with the East, and especially Asians, it goes without saying East vs West can be an extremely difficult area to deal with. Cultural differences, the way the East sees things are much different than people in the West. Language barriers, and so on and so forth.
This is why its not 'amateur hour,' when it comes to president Trump's upcoming trip to China, and yet sending who he is gives the impression that Trump has I believe way to much confidence in his daughter and her husband. I don't think I need even mention how young they are. These positions have historically been held by key figures in politics with years of experience, and needless (again) to say, have been much older. It is a truth. With age comes wisdom.
I'll never forger having read and article about Ivanka talking about how "brilliant" her husband is, this dealt with their trip to the Middle east, prior to travelling there. In this article, she's quoted as saying, 'I was so impressed with Jared who read a book about the Middle east, and learned things so quickly.' I kid you not! So this guy learned all he needed to know about his upcoming trip to the Middle east, from having read a book? Okay.
While this article I've linked to does happen to mention a book these two characters ought to read, its only a suggestion, and while a good suggestion, nothing beats experience. While Ivanka and Jared may have experience with the Chinese in their 'personal businesses,' when it comes to US policies and more, its going to take a lot more than the kind of 'experience' they have had. One final thing, just as with a few other cultures, the Chinese do not respect 'weakness!' I'll just leave this right here.
Trump just needs to fill this key position (which should have been done long ago), and send someone to deal with the preliminaries prior to Trump's official state visit. Even though its ultimately up to the president and his administration to make final decisions, it is the people who are sent in advance who are the ones to set the tone for the upcoming negotiations (if any) and all the other things that go along with such a key state visit with a huge so-called ally.
Speaking of books, here is a link to the very book the author of the article linked to has recommended. As stated by the article, having met with former Sec of State Kissinger may have been a step in the right direction (I couldn't disagree with more), he does admit Kissinger himself may just have intentionally given this inexperienced couple some bad advice. Keep in mind the guy is about 90 years old! So in this case, maybe reading a 'book' may be just what Jared needs. I say this with much sarcasm.
PS, I can say whatever I'd like when it comes to 'China,' being the people are so censored from Internet access (basic fundamental right), and I know this to be a fact because I've never seen not 1 'view' from China on my internal numbers, lol. Though government 'officials' themselves may secretly view this blog. Who knows. China has a lot of problems (internal problems) to deal with. I believe Saudi Arabia may just be the 'only' other country that censor's its people when it comes to the Internet because again, I can't recall ever seeing Saudi Arabia having ever showed up on my list of countries who've viewed this blog, though even Russia and almost ever other country has viewed this blog.
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