Loose Canons  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner  China's President Hu
Jintao -- one of the world's worst dictators. Read up on the
Pacific Cold War.  By 4.17.06  Send to Kindle  It's a
commonplace for leaders to come to Washington, hat in hand,
supplicating for money or diplomatic succor or both. And it's
not unusual for allies to come for one political exercise or
another. But since the end of the European Cold War it's pretty
rare for the leader of our opponent in the Pacific Cold War --
China -- to visit. The European Cold War ended when the Soviet
Union dissolved. The Pacific Cold War against China has been
going on since the first one ended. In this skirmish, China's
president Hu Jintao will visit the White House this week.
President Bush seems eager to avoid raising expectations for
this meeting. Continuing a broad dialogue with Hu is wise, but
the prospects for any substantial resolution of differences are
remote. Our enormous trade deficit with China aside, Hu Jintao's
regime is a partner with Russia in f