http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2009/12/15/us-china-showdown-looms-over-climate-talks/ Eco Blog - Climate Change - Alternative Energy - Headline News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:03:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2009/12/15/us-china-showdown-looms-over-climate-talks/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Klem Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:15:26 +0000 http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=557#comment-319 The problem is China knows that Obama represents a democracy, and whatever promises he makes at the conference he may not be able to keep. He needs to get his signature ratified by both houses of congress, good luck. The Chinese can simply ram the agreement down their people's throats, but Obama needs to get it past James Inhofe. Not likely. The problem is China knows that Obama represents a democracy, and whatever promises he makes at the conference he may not be able to keep. He needs to get his signature ratified by both houses of congress, good luck. The Chinese can simply ram the agreement down their people’s throats, but Obama needs to get it past James Inhofe. Not likely.

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