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This article leads us to a interesting discussion on the relationships between developing countries and developed countries. The lack of trust is the hardest barrier between two emerging economies and it extends to every part of the bilateral policies and our lives. As far as China and we Chinese citizens, we may not trust the technology, education, medication and workers from any of the countries that are backward than ours. However, as the author said in the text," the trademark pragmatism has dominated Chinese foreign and economic policy over the past 30 years", we have been studying the US and the EU for over half century, their technologies, trademarks and even the living styles are deeply rooted in our minds, as we send our young to pursue further advanced studies in America, Britain and Canada but not in India or Mexico, so it is reasonable that we may more prefer to work with the advanced peers rather than another emerging economy.
This situation is caused by the profit, which is exaggerated in the diplomacy. We seek for profit from the rich countries by vote them or their candidates when we are weak, however when our country is much stronger, we always unite the third world countries by offering them little help such as the free loan to obtain greater profit. This is not just for China, it is appropriated for all the countries.
Thus support French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde can be China's second best choice, because she would consider picking Zhu Min, who is now an economic adviser to the IMF’s managing director, as her deputy, which will reinforce China's position in IMF and that won't be achieved if we support the Mexican central banker Agustin Carstens.
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