Steady As She Goes asked:
China executes more people than the rest of the world combined. The courts have >99% conviction rate, people on trial are frequently denied due process of law and people who are arrested are frequently tortured (“reeducated”). Groups such as Falun Gong and the people of Tibet are brutalized into submission. China also supports dictators in Africa and the Middle East. And yet the US turns a blind eye to all of this and looks only at the business it can do with China. When is the US going to wake up and get tough on the Chinese government over its human rights record?
never because we get valuable organs from their political prisoners. china is a big boy and we cant push them around. Hence the statement by GWB “we are the strongest economy on the planet” I dont think it needs saying unless maybe its in serious doubt.
Comment by Z H — February 20, 2005 @ 12:57 pm
That’s the UN’s job, not the US’s job.
Comment by Tube Dude — February 21, 2005 @ 7:35 am
never, China is a major US trading partner, corporations and the upperclass are making billions off of partnerships with Chinese firms
Comment by Nick F — February 22, 2005 @ 1:29 am
We get on them all the time about that. The Chinese don’t care and ignore us and the rest of the world. The only ones who can stop it are the Chinese population but the communists have them overpowered, disarmed, and helpless.
Comment by ideamanbmg — February 23, 2005 @ 1:25 am
THE US DOESN’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS ALREADY. GEORGE BUSH CAN’T FIX HIS OWN COUNTRY, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE CAN FIX SOMEONE ELSE’S. IT’S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS, WE NEED TO STAY OUT OF IT.
Comment by delicious buffet of manliness — February 24, 2005 @ 10:38 am
when my friends the space aliens come back and kill off you 98% chimp 2% alien .human primates .so that our Bigfoot tribe can reclaim our planet from you mixed breeds.and come out from our vast & tecnologically advanced underground city’s.and don’t pay any attention to my uncle Leroy who goes out sometimes and gathers his favorite magic mushrooms, he likes so well.he doesnt shave like we do.
No. actually. Those Chinese or not going to change their ways, why should they.?They dont need us, if they needed us then maybe they might do a little bit of change,those people over their need to leave or except what fate they have with their government, we cant control the world,our people cant make change in our on government especcialy someone elses.i do not like them taking over and changeing tebet which is awful. but what can I or you or your feds do? nothing, we cant even do. well .want do.anything about the israeli’s torturing children so how can we change them, the feds order the torture of our enemys.torture should not be allowed in the United States,or by order of the feds elsewhere.so pray for them,is all I can do.Peace, the war of civilizations is coming soon. prepare as best you can.
Comment by Dawg — February 26, 2005 @ 11:47 pm
oh, its probably NEVER going to happen. its all about money and power, and conflict with the chinese republic would inflict a major damage on the U.S, both economically and plysically. and dont forget, we owe the chinese about $300 trilion in trade defesits, and we dont want them asking for it, do we?
Comment by the next — February 28, 2005 @ 2:02 am
The US likes to execute a fair number as well. When will the US get its habeas corpus protections back?
Comment by planksheer — March 1, 2005 @ 4:21 am
Not as long as we rely on communist China to bankroll our economy and provide us with American Flags. Our leader has done more to support communism than he has to support freedom.
Comment by Samuel Crow — March 2, 2005 @ 1:40 am
What do you expect? We’re going to cut off our nose to spite our face? China is much more than a trading partner with the U.S. it’s our banker. I don’t ever see anything happening in this area.
Comment by right you are ken — March 3, 2005 @ 9:56 pm
when the Chinese economy falls to the status of Fiji and they are no longer one of our biggest customers then we’ll start to care
Comment by cthomp99 — March 4, 2005 @ 2:22 am