China as the new Imperialist. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/opinion/25barnett.html?ref=opinion
>>> The official press in China has gleefully attributed European concessions >>> on Tibet to the financial crisis. “Of course these European countries are >>> at this time not collectively changing their tune because their conscience >>> has gotten the better of them,” announced The International Herald Leader, >>> a government-owned paper in Beijing, on Nov. 7. It added that the financial >>> crisis “has made it impossible for them not to consider the ‘cost problem’ >>> in continuing to ‘aid Tibetan independence’ and anger China. After all, >>> compared to the Dalai, to as quickly as possible pull China onto Europe’s >>> rescue boat is even more important and urgent.” --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
