More Evidence Of How That Asia Trip Was An "Epic Fail"

Because a humble bow of great respect wasn't the lone symbol of how "disappointing" it was for our President's trip to Asia.

Look at the further aftermath of that fail:

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And more from Fellows:

And yet... my favorite newspaper of all, the (state-controlled) China Daily, has just indicated in its November 25 edition that China's recent year-long freeze on the value of the RMB may be about to end. (Thanks to my friend Jeremy Goldkorn, of Danwei.org in Beijing, for the tip.) If Obama had "demanded" this in public, or insisted that it be announced while he was standing next to Hu Jintao in Beijing, his "toughness" might have received better one-day coverage in the U.S. press or on SNL. But the chances of his getting what he was after would be nil. Of course, the chances are still uncertain. But this was the major item on the economic-rebalancing agenda; and the Administration's argument all along was that influencing China's behavior was a long game. This news story is not conclusive but does support rather than weaken the long-game approach.

Now it remains to be seen whether China will go through fully on their emissions promises, as well as the economic exchange flexibility announcement.

But for a trip that nutcase conservatives rushed to label it a complete, utter failure, they are the ones who are, as usual, the ones that failed.