THE UNBEARABLE FRIGHTNESS OF BEJING
The good thing you can say about the Chinese Government is that at least they aren't Islamic fanatics. After that, it gets a little dicey.
The Olympics will of course showcase modern China, with all dissidents and other undesirables placed beyond the reach of the World media. We'll get cute little children, that high pitched music and propoganda displays that would make Mao proud. I am sure their will be sojourns to The Great Wall and other cultural sites. I expect little mention to the Chinese hosts of Tibet or Tiananmen Square. We are a bit screwed anyway as they hold a nice marker on our currency.
A fascinating issue for those in the World who love China anyway is to watch how they've shapped the Mugabe agenda in the U.N. They gutted any action the UN would take, even to the point of watering down its customary inaction. The old African song The Lion Sleeps Tonight may still hold true, but the Sleeping Tiger of Asia is awake and on the prowl.
Mahons
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China has protected both Mugabe and the butchers of Darfur. It goes back a long way with Mugabe, to the war against the Smith regime.
Its policy on Darfur is driven by Sudanese oil supplies, for which it is a major customer. It doesn't care what that regime does as long as the oil keeps flowing.
Mahons,
Great pun and well written.
David -Cheers, I learned from the Master (a certain NI author).