Under the heading of “Important Speechs You Don’t Want to Miss”
Former US vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is expected to speak about US foreign policy and China in her first keynote speech outsideNorth America, Hong Kong organisers said on Monday…
“We have asked her to address US foreign policy, to discuss her views on governance, healthcare, and of course, China,” Jonathan Slone,chief executive officer of the Asia-focused brokerage, said in an interview with AFP.
Except that you’ll miss it because press and public can’t get in and thus cannot avail themselves of the wisdoms on foreign policy that Ms Palin will, from the depths of her study and intellectual curiosity, share.
Update: Speechifying accomplished.
Palin started off her speech – which was closed to reporters – with a light talk about the links between her state and the southern Chinese territory, then touched later on economic issues.
One attendee said she criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve’s massive intervention in the economy over the last year, arguing its actions only exacerbated the crisis. She also praised the conservative economic policies of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
And why not? It would seem remiss and graceless to not give a hat tip to the authors of the terrific state of the US and world economies (Palin has previously written several important papers on Hayek, as we know, but maybe some Asians didn’t read them).
Which is why I find the following quote compelling…
“She was chosen because she’s a woman of news value and presents an opinion that we feel would be of value to our fund managers,” said CLSA spokeswoman Simone Wheeler.
