Give and Take Rule by Barbora Misakova

In the politics there is only one basic rule: give and take. Good relations between countries can be destroyed in a minute and two presidents can actually hate each other, but if they need mutual help, they can easily start to pretend they actually feel love and respect to their rivals. That’s why the politics stinks so much. Nicolas Sarkozy who is heading to Shanghai has similar aim – to charm not very friendly China and so rebuild damaged Franco-Sino relations. As Reuters informed, French Prime Minister wants to bury past tensions with China and win its support in global issues. In 2008 mutual relations between France and China were harm a bit when protesters ! disrupted the passage of the Olympics torch through Paris. What is more, Sarkozy also met the Dalai Lama, what had made China angry. During Sarkozy’s fourth trip to China since his election in 2007, he will try to charm this communist giant which is still one of the key players in top diplomatic disputes. The plan is to present Sarkozy’s ideas for a global currency system that should rely less on the dollar. Even though officials do not expect him to talk specifically about the Yuan, this topic could be still enough interesting for China as it was always showing interest in challenging the dollar’s status as the world’s favoured currency. Another topic planned for Sakrozy’s three day visit is connected with Iran, its nuclear plan and United Nations sanctions against it. As Iran is China’s third-biggest crude oil supplier, French Prime Minister will need more than courage to win support of this Asian country in this global issue.

r! elated story (sgx17116): http://www.france24.com/en/20100427-sarkozy-hu-diplomatic-re...

by Barbora Misakova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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