FYI American Media: China Is 30 Years Behind

Derek Scissors / November 19, 2009

President Obama didn’t accomplish much on his Asia trip. He has the media covering for him, though. They’re not praising him, they’re making bigger errors than he did, especially on the U.S. and China.

Tough times have made people pessimistic about America’s future, and with good reason. Elements of the media have picked that up and run (and run and run), to the point of claiming the U.S. is economically subservient to the PRC. This is not just wrong, it’s outrageously wrong.

Not to pick on CNN (OK, maybe a little) but last night Candy Crowley told Anderson Cooper, “China has challenged if not surpassed the United States in terms of economic power” and Cooper gravely agreed. Chip Reid on CBS called America “virtually powerless” over China. This is so absurd it’s hard to know where to start. (more…)