Naturally, top U.S. corporations were represented at President Hu Jintao’s prestigious State dinner. The seats were filled with CEOs from Boeing, Dow Chemical, General Electric and Microsoft among others. These same corporations had prime advertising space in the USA Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, where Dow Chemical touted its commitment to environmental protection and General Electric branded the VIP Lounge, “GE Imagination Theater”. Stories of the corporate control and worker unrest at the USA Pavilion can be found at: http://www.chengduliving.com/greed-and-corruption-usa-pavilion/#comments
Wagging US companies in front of China’s nose has worked for Washington. President Hu Jintao announced to buy $19 billion of aircraft from Boeing and Shenhua Energy signed a $2.5 billion contract with GE.
Boeing just announced the elimination of 1,100 jobs, apparently a new $19 billion deal can’t support the livelihoods of the working class that make their warplanes.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Obama Hears a Hu - Infoshop News
Here's a great piece pointing out the inherent corporatistic ideologies that are still and most likely always will be a part of Washington's agenda. Whether it be Bush or O'bama we can all rest assure that with the ever so eager helping hand of governments the rich will get wealthier and the poor, well, they get there jobs shipped over seas. You fill in the rest.
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