Hong Kong Baptist University Department of Government amp International Studies November 1 8 2010 Hong Kong Patrick Mendis PhD The Secret Destiny of the American Empire and the Beijing Consensus ID: 770573
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Hong Kong Baptist University Department of Government & International Studies November 18, 2010 -- Hong Kong Patrick Mendis, PhD The Secret Destiny of the American Empire and the Beijing Consensus
“As Above, So Below”
Spica Regulus Acturus As Above, So Below
Special Providence…in Nature’s GodVirgo is ruled by Mercury, the Roman god of commerce
“No important Affair was undertaken without first consulting an Astrologer.” ~Benjamin Franklin GW: “The Surveyor” BB: “The Astronomer”
Washington, D.C. “The Masonic City” The Pythagorean-Y and the Potomac Delta: The Masonic Square and Compass
Washington Family Portrait and D.C. Map
C o n s t i t u t i o n A v e n u e I n d e p e d e n c e A v e n u e Translating Ideas into Symbols by GW: “The Architect”
Symbols as a Universal Language
Mercury Rules Virgo & Gemini The Great Hall of the Library of Congress
Encircling the Federal Triangle … … to connect the Virgo constellation – ruled by Mercury
Constitution Avenue From the Mellon “Zodiac” Fountain to the U.S. Institute of Peace
The Federal Triangle Federal Trade Commission: “The Altar of Commerce ” Reagan Center: “The Empire of Mercury”
Beginning of the Triangle Andrew Mellon “Zodiac” Water Fountain
Constitution Avenue … …as “Commercial Cathedral” brings Peace
The East –West Connector Sunrise with the “Zodiac” Fountain and Sunset with the USIP
Forbidden City – A Celestial Connection Temples of Moon, Earth, Sun, and Heaven "Long live the Great Unity of the World's Peoples .” -- Mao Zedong
The “Trinity” of Washington: IMF, IBRD & the U.S. Treasury Washington Consensus The “Advocates” of Structural Adjustment Programs“Trickled- down economics and free trade” – A Reagan-Thatcher policyAlexander Hamilton First US Secretary of the Treasury
IMF & World Bank Structural Adjustment Programs Privatizing public enterprises Removing tariff barriers of import and exportEliminating controls on capital flowsReducing budget in education and healthcareLowering corporate taxRaising interest rates to contract the money supply and to contain inflation, andAdvocating a floating and open exchange rate mechanism, among others
Economic Reformer “Let some get rich first, so others can get rich later” – Deng XiaopingDeng Xiaopingin Shenzhen, a SEZ in Guangdong
“Whether a white cat or a black cat, as long as it can catch mice it is a good cat.” – Deng Xiaoping“Peaceful Rising” and “Harmonious Society” The Beijing Consensus
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of modern China, envisioned a revolution on the principles of nationalism, democracy and equalization.“China Shall Rise Again” Guangzhou, China
A Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian vision Washington vs. Beijing American ModelChinese Model Does America’s Art of the Possible work in China?Political FreedomEconomic Determinism
Will the Hamiltonian China follow a Jeffersonian vision? Sequential Gradualism“Without the safeguard of political freedom, the fruits of economic reform would be lost and the goal of modernization would not materialize.”Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Shenzhen, August 2010
Wealth Creation & the “string of pearls” naval strategy Economic Growth to … Political Freedom The Freedom Debate & “Universal Values”
Universal Values “Democracy is an outcome of the development of political civilization of mankind. It is also the common desire of people all over the world.” – Chinese White Paper on Political Democracy Beijing 2005
Freedom Matters … Is a Chimerican convergence of “universal values” possible?“Your people, Sir—your people is a great beast.” – Alexander Hamilton First Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and Founding Father
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