via China Censors Parts Of Obama’s Speech.
The comments by the newly installed U.S. president veered into politically sensitive territory for China’s ruling Communist Party, which maintains a tight grip over the Internet and the entirely state-run media. Beijing tolerates little dissent and frequently decries foreign interference in its internal affairs.
At one point, Obama said earlier generations “faced down communism and fascism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.” He later addressed “those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent _ know that you are on the wrong side of history.”
Whew! I’m glad I’m not one of the umpteen trillion Chinese communists right now! I suppose they do realize that a lot of the stuff in their media is censored. They get to peek at the uncensored stuff through other than state-run websites and independent news services, but those too are sniffed and fought over by the Chinese government.
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The Chinese are in a better situation than Russia was when they switched to a capitalistic economy. Chinese are given “favored nation” status and get all the benefits of capitalism without actually going there making any sudden upheaval difficult.
The government gets to act as a trading entity and has the freedom to do business however they wish. If we could switch that favored status to Mexico, we could do for Mexico what we did for China i.e. make them rich. The citizens of Mexico could enjoy a new prosperity and we would enjoy a new era of reduced population growth.
But China has yet to realize that they are moving like those huge ice flows in the Antarctic. They have no control. Slowly, sometimes shakily, they drift ever closer toward human rights and economic freedom and cannot, even with all the censorship they can muster, stand against the flow.
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