Wednesday, 26 Jan 2011 09:30 AM
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By David A. Patten
Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday, business mogul Donald Trump offered a critical review of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, calling the president’s glowing praise of China’s rapid rise on the world stage “inappropriate” and a “low point” of the speech.
President Obama’s reference to China’s development early in his speech came as he noted that many Americans feel the rules of the game have changed in mid-stream. “They’re right: They have changed,” Obama said, citing alterations in business and society ushered in by the double-time march of technological development.
“Meanwhile, nations like China and India realized that with some changes of their own they could compete in this new world. And so they started educating their children earlier and longer, with greater emphasis on math and science,” said the president. “They're investing in research and new technologies. Just recently, China became the home to the world's largest private solar research facility and the world's fastest computer.”
Trump, an advocate of a get-tough policy toward China’s rulers, reacted sharply to that statement.
“I the thought the low point was when he talked about how great China was, that they came up with the fastest computer,” Trump said. “He’s talking about how great China’s doing. And I thought to me that was inappropriate to have in the speech, especially in light of what’s happening with China.”
President Obama’s reference to China’s development early in his speech came as he noted that many Americans feel the rules of the game have changed in mid-stream. “They’re right: They have changed,” Obama said, citing alterations in business and society ushered in by the double-time march of technological development.“Meanwhile, nations like China and India realized that with some changes of their own they could compete in this new world. And so they started educating their children earlier and longer, with greater emphasis on math and science,” said the president. “They're investing in research and new technologies. Just recently, China became the home to the world's largest private solar research facility and the world's fastest computer.”
Trump, an advocate of a get-tough policy toward China’s rulers, reacted sharply to that statement.
“I the thought the low point was when he talked about how great China was, that they came up with the fastest computer,” Trump said. “He’s talking about how great China’s doing. And I thought to me that was inappropriate to have in the speech, especially in light of what’s happening with China.”
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