“...it seemed to me the Chinese government was trying to act as though it had to follow what the Chinese citizens dictated to it.”
Exactly. They are a Communist one party regime. But they always pretend to have the people’s support and be servants of the people.
I always ask, if the Chinese communist Party is do popular and beloved, why don’t they allow elections and show it?
Good question.
You know, in reality China has made progress toward improving the lives of it’s people. While I don’t like Communism, I can’t dictate to other nations what form of government they will have.
If China would quit trying to lord it over Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, I’d consider it a decent nation. If it would quit emphasizing a militaristic threatening future, it could be seen as a decent world power.
Unfortunately, it has commandeered the Spratley Islands, is clearly intent on challenging the United States, and considers it’s neighbors as it’s manifest destiny.
This puts us in the position of having to keep it on a very short leash.
What a failed opportunity for a very peaceful 21st Century.
We will have to deal with China too.
The idiots... (their leadership)
If Russia wouldn’t act out, and if China wouldn’t, this world would be in pretty good shape.
We could oppose our natural enemies and most people in the world would live in peace without fear of super-power confrontations.
China & Russia, are playing the part of petulant children.
Iran, North Korea, Syria... they need to knock it off.
If they would, there wouldn’t be wars and rumors of wars.