in a world where economics more than military might defines great powers, old men in Bejing have demands

In exchange for contribuing $100 billion or more to Europe's recovery package, China wants only a few concessions:

1.  Stop criticizing the old men in Bejing when they manipulate the worldwide currency markets.

2.  Take a large percentage of the money in renminbi.  Or better yet maybe in mxyzptlks.


Quoth the President of France

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France welcomed the prospect of a Chinese contribution to the eurozone rescue package. “Our independence would not be put into question by this,” he said in a television interview. “Why would we not accept that the Chinese had confidence in the eurozone and place a part of their surpluses in our funds or our banks. Would you rather they placed it with the US?”