| It seems as if every time the United States of | | | | Likewise, when the United States imposes trade |
| America decides to break off trade negotiations with | | | | restrictions, or participates in UN economic sanctions |
| another nation because of their human rights | | | | against a nation for any one of a number of |
| violations, corrupt government, or the exporting of | | | | international violations such as the proliferation of |
| goods or services that are below the standards of | | | | nuclear weapons, China chooses not to do this, and |
| US regulatory bodies, we find the Chinese going in | | | | will continue to buy their oil or do business in trade |
| and making a new friend. | | | | with them. |
| It is great to see that the Chinese are using free | | | | This undermines a peaceful world, and it removes a |
| market principles and trade to better their civilization, | | | | lever that assists in preventing future hostile actions. |
| but it is also unfortunate when their demand for | | | | It is my sincere belief that China's demand for |
| resources and oil is so great that they will throw | | | | resources and oil undermine a peaceful world. And at |
| away their human conscience when it comes to | | | | some point, this needs to stop and China needs to |
| human rights. Not long ago, China was making deals in | | | | come clean. |
| Africa for oil and they were making deals with | | | | Until that happens the US cannot police the world, it |
| illegitimate regimes that were highly corrupt, and | | | | should not try, and every time it does, it is a paying |
| committing atrocities and human rights violations | | | | economically for it; twice. What turns out to be good |
| against their own people. | | | | for China is bad for the United States, bad for human |
| The United States wouldn't touch that with a 10-foot | | | | rights, and bad for the safety of the free world. |
| pole, nor would we allow any of our companies to go | | | | Therefore, it is unacceptable to continue this charade, |
| in there and give monies to these corrupt regimes, | | | | and although China doesn't like being told what to do, |
| which would buy weapons to slaughter their own | | | | it's time that they consider that if they don't |
| people. China on the other hand knows that it must | | | | eventually start caring, it will all come back to bite |
| have more oil, and when it finds an opportunity, it | | | | them in the future. Why> Because we all live in |
| moves to seize that opportunity regardless of the | | | | the same world. |
| impact. | | | | |