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Monday, September 26, 2005
Just around the corner
Freedom just around the corner for you
But with the truth so far off, what good will it do?
A further tightening of the screw: VOA: China Again Tightens Control of Online News and Information or MSNBC: China toughens restrictions on Internet Why is this? you might ask. Isn't China booming? Isn't everyone happy? As the VOA story explains; Social unrest in China has increased in recent years, with tens-of-thousands of protests occurring annually. The protests are political, economic, religious and social. The number of Internet users in China has also increased to more than 100-million.
Posted by Kevin Steel on September 26, 2005 in International Affairs | Permalink
TrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Just around the corner: Truth and information to a commie/socialist are like daylight to a vampire. Here’s hoping the high risk game plan of metaphorically outsourcing Wal-Mart to China will lead to China's democratization without causing another Tiananmen Square to the power of 10. Posted by: nomdenet | 2005-09-26 11:17:58 AM Right. So why is it that more conservatives don't stand up to a trade policy which has at its heart the premise that increased trade with China will lead to eventual democratic reform? A premise that is at best naive and at worst dishonest. Posted by: Michael Dabioch | 2005-09-26 8:51:20 PM The comments to this entry are closed.TrackBack
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