10-11-2010, 05:07 PM
The quote above is the actual terms under which the Prize is supposed to be awarded. It's a little attempt to place fact above opinionation.
The claims of China being a 'free state' is something I have heard from China apologists here and elsewhere. And, of course, is designed to produce commentary. In any case, anyone who believed that the government of China was in any way benign needs to look no further than Liu Xiabo.
Making policy with your head in his gullet, assuming that the dragon will not close his jaws upon your neck, is foolish.
The claims of China being a 'free state' is something I have heard from China apologists here and elsewhere. And, of course, is designed to produce commentary. In any case, anyone who believed that the government of China was in any way benign needs to look no further than Liu Xiabo.
Making policy with your head in his gullet, assuming that the dragon will not close his jaws upon your neck, is foolish.