Jon Huntsman, speaking with ?CNN?s Fareed Zakaria GPS,? told his host he won?t resort to saying outrageous things to get a bump in the polls among Republican presidential candidates.
Answering a question that made reference to Herman Cain, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich, the former Utah governor said Sunday, ?It may give you your Warholian 15 minutes of fame, Fareed. But in every case that you?ve cited, they?ve all come down. They go up and then they come down, because there?s no staying power, there?s no sustainability there.?
Continue ReadingHuntsman added, ?All I?m saying is I?ve got a track record. I?m a consistent conservative, when you look at my record. And my track record would speak to accomplishments as governor. I?ve lived overseas four times, three times as a United States ambassador. I?ve been in business.?
The former ambassador to China also extensively discussed China with Zakaria. He has consistently rejected the notion of treating China as an enemy by sanctioning it for its perceived misbehavior.
?We?re celebrating 40 years since Richard Nixon visited next February. It?s gone from zero trade to $400 billion in trade, soon to be the largest trading relationship this world has ever seen. And there will be nothing like it for as far as you can see into the 21st century. So of course we have problems and challenge. Are we dealing with them in ways that would allow at least some advancement of the marketplace? Of course. It is slow going. It is painful. And it?s the nature of the relationship. It?s large and it?s terribly complicated.?
Huntsman made it clear that he expects China to evolve as its leadership changes in the coming years:
?If you stop to ponder that 70 percent of the top 200 leaders are turning over in China, including seven of the nine members of the standing committee of the Politburo, I can?t remember a time since 1949 when this significant, this comprehensive a change has occurred in senior leadership in China.
?The fifth generation is coming to the forefront. I know many members of the fifth generation, as I did the fourth and some in the third. They have a different view of the world. It?s based more on a nationalistic set of impulses. They don?t necessarily remember the Great Leap Forward, ?60 to ?64. They barely remember the Cultural Revolution, ?66 to ?76. They do remember 30 years of blue sky, 8, 9, 10 percent economic growth. That has informed their view of the world. They think their time has arrived.?
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