Chinese endorse a GOP ticket

An NPR Day-to-Day conversation with Juan Williams relayed an interesting comment on American politics from a Chinese foreign policy expert. Despite chest-thumping moves such as the last minute denial of shore privileges for the US Navy, Williams says the Chinese would love nothing better than another US president in the mould of George Bush.

"In the course of the conversation, he said that there was worry in China about the likely victory of a Democratic because a Democrat would likely focus on things like human rights, democratic reform in China, environmental problems in China, trade deficits with China," Williams explains. "They like the idea of George W. Bush as president because they feel he doesn't pay as much attention to those … issues."