Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Obama speech censored in China (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7841580.stm)

It seems that the Chinese government has made a successful effort to edit comments made about communism from President Obama's inauguration speech. When the president spoke he said, "Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions." This statement was edited form newspapers and the live translation so that fascism was included but the comment on communism omitted. The editing out of critical material is not a new occurrence in china. Though this is true, the Chinese government, the reporter commented, if worried that the new administration may not be cordial to the communist government's practices. and though in recent years the Bush administration has allowed the Chinese some leeway, worries are that President Obama will not be so cordial and possibly ignore the growth in bi-lateral ties between the United States and China.

Does anyone else think Obama would be right in taking action against the Chinese? And in what manner? In my opinion, though we heavily rely on Chinese-made products, some steps must be taken to limit the environmental impact that China is having on the world and their own environment. I'm not sure what can be done as I am not well versed in Chinese-American relations, but that is a concern for mine.

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