Missiles Anyone?

That is the question that the Chinese government has been asking of foreign countries that need to improve their missile arsenal for cheap. The main consumers of Chinese missiles are the Pakistanis and the Iranians. Iran is the biggest worry for the US since these Chinese missiles, which are mainly based on Russian technology, are pointed at its forces in Iraq and the Persian Gulf. On a bright note, we can all hope that like other things which are made in China, these missiles will only last as long as their warranty, maybe even less.

Let Freedom Ring

In another sign of an ever more free society the government of China rounded up and beat mourners trying to pay their respect to a recently deceased official. This is an improvement from the 80's and 90's when citizens were run over by tanks. Other reports have shown that once arrested most detainees were sent to slave labor camps, which is a major departure from the old policy of taking the detainees out back and shooting them in the head. Even more astonishing was the announcement that the officers responsible for the beatings would not be publicly praised for their crowd control tactics, but instead would have a private honoring ceremony held in their precinct with only fellow officers invited. A State Department spokeswoman stated, "That this is just another example of how the policy of investing capital in a brutal dictatorial regime helps in bringing democratic reform."

China goes nuclear

While this has little to do with the threat that China is posing to the US, it is an interesting article about China's energy policy. In many ways this progressive energy policy of using nuclear energy is much smarter then the Western policy of not even talking about resuming to use the atom to try to lessen our oil dependence. In addition, this also emphasizes the monumental shift that is happening in the world with China taking the lead in developing non-fossil fuel energy alternatives.

China shafts Boeing

Today the Chinese government said that it will not approve the purchase of Boeing aircraft. Once again China show how "private" its businesses are. When China began to privatize its airline industry everyone thought that these new companies would get to do as they thought best, but now we see that the airlines just like the rest of the Chinese "private" industry is really still controlled by the communist party. Here is also another article that shows just how China "privatizes" its airline industry. The Chinese military apparently is thought to be a better entrepreneur then the Chinese people.

Space City

Just to show that I am not completely negative when it comes to China, here is an article talking about China's investment in space research. This is something that the US has lost interest in, and stopped putting much effort in furthering. I am just glad that someone is trying to push humanity into the last frontier. On the downside, and there is always a downside when it comes to China, most likely their space programs only goal is to insure that they will have military superiority when it comes to space.

China and religion

Here is another example of what the Chinese think about human rights and freedoms. This new law was supposed to show the world how China is trying to improve freedoms when in reality it is just updating its laws to make sure that state control of religion is not lost. Just something for all you believers that putting more money into China will cause them to become more free and democratic.