Comments on: Is the New US Embassy in China a Trap? http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:45:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Dr Watson http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-17969 Dr Watson Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:33:28 +0000 http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/#comment-17969 The last thing embassies want to do is help Americans abroad. It's merely a myth, unfortunately. The last thing embassies want to do is help Americans abroad. It’s merely a myth, unfortunately.

]]> By: Abraxas http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-14378 Abraxas Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:58:40 +0000 http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/#comment-14378 What ever made you guys think that the primary job of embassies is to do visa processing and provide assistance to americans? These jobs are rather minor mandates for embassies, in fact there are entire embassies in certain countries that dont do ANY visa processing or provide assistance to american tourists/expats. So yes alot of the people working in embassies aren't the "man-bag" (I assume this is a term for civial servant) type but rather government employees who specialize in any number of different fields be they technological, translation, intelligence or diplomatic. What ever made you guys think that the primary job of embassies is to do visa processing and provide assistance to americans?

These jobs are rather minor mandates for embassies, in fact there are entire embassies in certain countries that dont do ANY visa processing or provide assistance to american tourists/expats.

So yes alot of the people working in embassies aren’t the “man-bag” (I assume this is a term for civial servant) type but rather government employees who specialize in any number of different fields be they technological, translation, intelligence or diplomatic.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 Jeremy Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:27:45 +0000 http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/#comment-2918 Jamieson - it's the embassy of an empire. I'm guessing that some of the employees will have purposes other than helping out fellow Americans, but that's just a paranoid guess. Jamieson – it’s the embassy of an empire.

I’m guessing that some of the employees will have purposes other than helping out fellow Americans, but that’s just a paranoid guess.

]]> By: Jamieson http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-2919 Jamieson Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:40:14 +0000 http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/#comment-2919 That is one HUGE Embassy. As a conservative guess, it would accommodate easily 2,000 employees. All those people just to process visa applications and provide "assistance" for Americans in China ? I'd suggest most employees would not carry man-bags, but would be flag-waving Stars'n'Stripes forever highly vetted types. That is one HUGE Embassy. As a conservative guess, it would accommodate easily 2,000 employees. All those people just to process visa applications and provide “assistance” for Americans in China ?

I’d suggest most employees would not carry man-bags, but would be flag-waving Stars’n'Stripes forever highly vetted types.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-2921 Jeremy Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:00:04 +0000 http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/#comment-2921 Travis - wow, that's a big import allowance. It does seem like a lot of money to be spending on an embassy. Wonder if there is some huge underground complex :) Travis – wow, that’s a big import allowance. It does seem like a lot of money to be spending on an embassy. Wonder if there is some huge underground complex :)

]]> By: Travis http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-2920 Travis Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:16:51 +0000 http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-the-new-us-embassy-in-china-a-trap/#comment-2920 I am excited that we will have a large embassy. Not that I know if it will anything more than the other embassy did. I know that we go around and around with the chinese government on issues but that they continually break those deals or say they are dealing with it when you see the PSB stopping to buy fake DVDs on his way home from work. Seems that he should be arresting the person instead of buying from him :) so many things. Also over 400 million it just amazes me what our taxes go for. When I see that the people in our city in the diplomatic service are able for free (to them) import an Excursion SUV. it cost me over 30k to import are car(another story about corruption) I am excited that we will have a large embassy. Not that I know if it will anything more than the other embassy did. I know that we go around and around with the chinese government on issues but that they continually break those deals or say they are dealing with it when you see the PSB stopping to buy fake DVDs on his way home from work. Seems that he should be arresting the person instead of buying from him :) so many things. Also over 400 million it just amazes me what our taxes go for. When I see that the people in our city in the diplomatic service are able for free (to them) import an Excursion SUV. it cost me over 30k to import are car(another story about corruption)

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