Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Credibility
Would you believe China's leaders when they say they have released a million Uighur Muslims from incarceration? Chances are you wouldn't. Certainly the experts don't find the claim credible. China has not been truthful in a number of areas. For example, few trust its numbers on the growth and health of the economy. Activists have learned the hard way that the communist party is not open to criticism. Demonstrations in Hong Kong are over a fear that the controlling hand of the Chinese state will take away freedoms. The country could gain a better reputation if it allowed a free press, but it doesn't. One must hew to the communist line of reasoning and never criticize its leaders. Americans would have a hard time living there. They could never discuss politics, the state of the economy, living conditions of the have-nots, anything the government finds objectionable. China is emerging as the most powerful country on earth. It needs to change -- but it won't.
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