The U.S. State Department needs to get its head examined. Who in their right mind would say that China has turned the corner and become a state that has respect for human rights? The brutality of the Chinese government towards the people of Tibet, the massacre of its people and the total indignity with which it conducts it affairs on the issue of Tibet is nothing but a reflection of its sad and dismal track record. It’s no surprise that the U.S. State Department has been soft on China for decades, given the need to uphold business interests there. The U.S. government honors the Honorable Dalai Lama on one hand, and on the other hand turns a blind eye to the way the Chinese government conducts itself in Tibet.

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