{"id":1407,"date":"2017-11-05T09:48:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T07:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pauljorion.com\/blog_en\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2017-11-05T09:50:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T07:50:31","slug":"statesmanship-is-back-china-and-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pauljorion.com\/blog_en\/2017\/11\/05\/statesmanship-is-back-china-and-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Statesmanship is back! China and Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comments can be made here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jos\u00e9 d’Acosta, a Jesuit, was a missionary in Peru and Mexico in the second half of the 16th century. His contact with the Aztec culture was the cause of his profound disarray. “What is the meaning of the abominable cruelty taking place every day in front of me?”, he wondered. One day, his enlightenment took place:”God, he said to himself, staged such a theater so that we could imagine what a world without him would be”.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Mr. Donald Trump was given to us to prove the horror of a nation leader lacking all statesmanship. On the contrary, China for the past five years, and Saudi Arabia<\/a> for a few hours now, show us the return of statesmanship at the head of the nation. Corruption<\/a> causes a disruption to the functioning of human institutions and it is good practice to start their recovery by eradicating it.<\/p>\n

Someone in the shade whispers to us:”These are but autocrats strengthening their power. Let’s give them a hard time! \u00bb<\/p>\n

What’s the answer? Jos\u00e9 d’Acosta knew it no doubt:”Vade retro Satanas! \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Comments can be made here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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