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Hu Jintao is a big, fat liar.


Cases in point: China does not pose a military threat, says Hu:

Chinese President Hu Jintao denied on Thursday that his country was interested in competing militarily with the United States — but warned against any foreign interference regarding Taiwan and Tibet.

Delivering his only speech during his four-day visit to the United States, Hu also made clear that China’s ruling Communist party remained committed to building a “socialist country” and that freedoms would be defined within the context of socialism.

“We will develop a socialist democracy, and build a socialist country under the rule of law,” Hu said in his speech, which he delivered to a mainly business audience in Washington.

“We will make continuous progress in our endeavour to build a prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious modern socialist country.”

And:

 

 

Chinese President Hu Jintao acknowledged Wednesday that China had "a lot" more to do on human rights but warned the United States not to meddle in its affairs. 

On a state visit to the United States, the Chinese leader and President Barack Obama sparred over human rights, although they smoothed over sharp differences by making an economic and strategic case for working together. 

Mr. Obama said he believed China's emergence as a major power was good for the United States economically, but revealed Washington's doubts about the long-term political goals of the world's most populous country, which remains under communist party rule. 

"We welcome China's rise," Mr. Obama said at a news conference in Washington with Mr. Hu. 

(Sidebar: I'll bet he does.)

"We just want to make sure that that rise is done in a way that reinforces international norms and international rules, and enhances security and peace--as opposed to it being a source of conflict within the region [and] around the world." 

He added, "We have some core views as Americans about the universality of certain rights -- freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly -- that we think are very important and that transcend cultures. I have been very candid with President Hu about these issues." 

In response, Mr. Hu said China recognized "the universality of human rights." 

"China is a developing country with a huge population and also a developing country in a crucial stage of reform. In this context China still faces many challenges in economic and social development and a lot still needs to be done in China in terms of human rights," he said. 

"We will continue our efforts to improve the lives of the Chinese people and we will continue our efforts to promote democracy and the rule of law in our country."

 

Really?

 

Let's pick apart Hu's quips so that we may see his lies more clearly.

 

 

"Chinese President Hu Jintao denied on Thursday that his country was interested in competing militarily with the United States"

 

"-  but warned against any foreign interference regarding Taiwan and Tibet."

 

 

China recently conducted a successful test flight of a stealth jet, has a permanent seat on the UN security council, is at constant odds with both Taiwan and Japan, is attempting to gobble up South Korea (and, therefore, destabilise the Korean Peninsula- hat tip: OFK), has militarily, politically and financially backed not only the Stalinist state of North Korea but Sudan, as well, and has the one of the largest standing armies in the world (the US also possesses such an army). If one chooses not to count the country's brutal treatment of its own people, China still stands out as an oppressor of the North Koreans and the Tibetans.

 

What could the US possibly have to worry about?

"China is a developing country with a huge population and also a developing country in a crucial stage of reform. In this context China still faces many challenges in economic and social development and a lot still needs to be done in China in terms of human rights,"...

 

So, the reason why the Chinese communist government arrests people, bans free expression, bars the Internet, allows forced abortions and female infanticide (go here), has a host of labour rights abuses and lets people live in unimaginable filth is because it is too poor and stupid to know better? I've seen better lip service over the years and this doesn't count as a good one. Way to promote your country, Hu. 

 

Why are we trading with these people? Why are we selling our industry, knowledge and resources to them? We are cutting our own throats. I realise Obama has absolutely no scruples whatsoever, but surely there must be someone out there who clearly understands how utterly disastrous it is to surrender the West to an octopus so savage.

 

 

In somewhat related news, North Korea is trying to hood-wink South Korea again: 

 

South Korea agreed on Thursday to a North Korean offer of high-level military talks, a major breakthrough in the crisis on the peninsula. Such talks could clear the way for the resumption of long-stalled aid-for-disarmament negotiations with the North.

The New York Times said Obama warned his Chinese counterpart that if Beijing did not step up pressure on North Korea, Washington would redeploy its forces in Asia to protect itself from a potential North Korean strike on U.S. soil.

But...the US has nothing to fear from China. I'm confused!


Make North Korea prove itself before making a move or South Korea will be back where it started.