http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/contenders_emerge_for_secretary-general_of_oecd/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:05:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/contenders_emerge_for_secretary-general_of_oecd/#comment-51343 nadezhda Tue, 12 Jul 2005 03:34:16 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=11270#comment-51343 I'd think the reverse might be equally likely. If Japan gets the public plum and the prestige and influence over agenda, it may feel less vulnerable to China's influence in the body, so more relaxed about Chinese membership. That being said, certainly fights between the Chinese and Japanese over Security Council membership will spill over into lots of different venues -- including OECD -- regardless of what country is heading any given institution. I'd think the reverse might be equally likely. If Japan gets the public plum and the prestige and influence over agenda, it may feel less vulnerable to China's influence in the body, so more relaxed about Chinese membership. That being said, certainly fights between the Chinese and Japanese over Security Council membership will spill over into lots of different venues -- including OECD -- regardless of what country is heading any given institution.

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