Dec 20 2009
Chinese protest Barack Obama’s open-door policy - Toronto Star
THE CLIMATE DEAL reached Friday came after a dramatic moment in which U.S. President Barack Obama burst into a meeting of the Chinese, Indian and Brazilian leaders. Chinese protocol officers protested, but Obama said he did not want them negotiating …
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Nov 15 2009
The Bow as “Protocol”
Politico reports that “A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.”
Why won’t that “senior administration official” come out from behind the curtain and make that assertion in his own name? Because [...]
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