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...reaction to Obama's decision. On Monday, China sought talks with the U.S. through the World Trade Organization to resolve the dispute, while in a speech in New York, President Obama defended the tire tariff, saying trade agreements must be enforced if the global trading system is to function. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...
...timing couldn't be worse. Policymakers and business leaders have been looking more and more to a partnership between China and the U.S to solve the world's most intractable problems, from reform of the global financial system to climate change to nuclear proliferation. Most pressing, cooperation between Washington and Beijing is seen as absolutely crucial to nurturing the budding recovery of the global economy. The two sides need to alleviate the giant economic imbalances - excessive debt and deficits in the U.S. paired with excessive savings in China - to restore the world economy to a more sustainable growth path...
...overall China-U.S. relations. Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao are expected to attend next week's G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pa., where the world's most influential economies will tackle sticky issues like the continuation of economic-stimulus measures and improved regulation of the global financial system. "We all need to be a lot more alarmed" by the trade spat, says Michael Pettis, professor of finance at Peking University. "Rising anger makes it more difficult to cooperate." At a crucial moment for the economy, that's something the world can ill afford...
...command wider support. Overall, Obama made his vision clear, defended his principles, and gave hope to a brighter future in the world of health care. We hope that representatives of both parties work together in order to find the proper cure for a seriously ailing health-care system...
...likes factory farming,” Luna said. Jaymin Kim ’12 said that the debate changed her views of PETA for the better, but that she plans to continue eating meat. “I maintain that we should try to improve the current system, and not abstain totally,” she said. “Killing and eating animals is not completely unethical if done humanely.” —Staff writer Alex M. McLeese can be reached at amcleese@fas.harvard.edu...