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Originally Posted by jfuh  China is far more than that. But why can Chinese not boycott what they don't want? If they are going to boycott who are you, I, or anyone else to tell them they can not?
Additionally China is not a dictatorship, unless you are insinuating that Hu Jintao is a dictator - which he clearly is not - for if he were he would have a life time rule but he doesn't.
China is a one party state.
As for executions is that why it is brutal? Harsh and un-necessary punishments I would agree, but it is only as brutal as the US is as well.
With regards to freedom of speech, there is free speech; no one really cares what you say; however there is no free press nor is there freedom to assemble and protest. That doesn't mean brutality it's highly undesirable and on these it needs to reform if it is to truly join the international community - but if the past 20 years is any indication it's only a matter of time.
How many nations started out with freedom for everyone? I can't think of a single one. |
1) well why would they boycott? I don't see a good reason to boycott France, it's not a nazi country as they said
2) well you are right, it may not be a "dictatorship", the good word would rather be "authoritarian" (or at least not a democracy at all), don't you agree?
3) As for the execution, 80 of the people executed in the world are executed in China, which is totally disproportionate with its population. But more importantly, we should see why they are executed. If it's for murder or rapes, I may agree, but I've got the feeling that they also execute those who disagree with the government
4) OK for freedom of speech, I should have said "with censorship"
5) My country (but it was quite recent, 1830)