America and the World: What the next president should do

Global challenges in a new book as published by PARADE magazine,Oct.19,08 page 22:

Democrat Z. Brzezinski and B. Scowcroft,Republican national security expert discussed our role in the world: -

The new President of the US needs to end our military involvement in Iraq and be careful not to overmilitarize Afghanistan. He must energetically push the Israeli-Palestinian peace proces, and he needs to engage with China in a way that acknowledges its new global importance. My comment: Chinese language and Confucian philosophy should be studied by leaders so that we can have better understanding of China in the 21st century. "A Glimpse of the Chinese Language" and "Philosphy of Mencius" may be useful references. They are listed at the Library of Congress online catalog.www.loc.gov for information.

Francis Shieh, a blogger to try to promote better understanding of China for the best interest of the peoples of USA and China in the days to come.

October 23, 2008 at 6.46 a.m.