Secretary Clinton Courting China's Support to Punish North Korea

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

SHANGHAI -- Courting the Chinese people, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to make the case Saturday for greater cooperation and partnership between the two countries as a difficult diplomatic assignment approached: winning Beijing's support for punishing ally North Korea.

She faces a hard sell convincing China's leaders that they should back U.N. penalties after an international investigation blamed North Korea for sinking a South Korean navy ship.

Touring the U.S. and Chinese pavilions at the World Expo, Clinton waded into crowds, shook hands and posed for photos. The underlying message in her cultural charm offense was that the U.S. and China share basic values and, as world powers, should work together to counter global problems.

At the Chinese pavilion, she gleefully greeted the Expo's mascot -- Haibao, a plump sky blue cartoon figure that some say resembles Gumby. She noted they were wearing the same color and then joked, "We come from the same family." At the U.S. pavilion, surrounded by Chinese schoolchildren, she passed out souvenir teddy bears and praised the students for learning English.

"We may not always agree on every issue, but we should seek and seize opportunities like this Expo to build greater understanding between our peoples," she said later a dinner at the U.S. pavilion attended by sponsors and Chinese officials.
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Let's see if "Smart diplomacy" can work here...