China Mocks International Conference To Aid Syrian Opposition

[Purveyor]

REPORTING FROM BEIJING -- The rift with China over Syria was thrown into sharp relief Saturday as Beijing mocked an international conference aimed at protecting the Syrian people against a brutal crackdown and accused the United States and Europe of "hiding a dagger behind a smile."

"In other words, while they appear to be acting out of humanitarian concern, they are actually harboring hegemonistic ambitions," said the editorial carried by the official Xinhua news agency.

The surprisingly harsh rhetoric dashed hopes that Beijing might be softening in its opposition to international action against the Syrian regime. China and Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the crackdown.

China and Russia were also conspicuously absent at an international conference called Friends of Syria, which is aiming to end the increasingly lethal crackdown by the Bashar Assad regime. On Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lashed out at China and Russia, calling their vetoes "despicable."

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[Boojatta]

1. The government of Syria is doing a Tiananmen Square massacre in slow motion

Obviously the government of China, not having considered it necessary to even hold a public inquiry to determine who was responsible for the massacre in Tiananmen Square, considers there to be nothing blameworthy about the massacre of peaceful protesters.

Now, if there is nothing blameworthy taking place, then there is no justification for concern. The government of China could portray any concern about a massacre of peaceful protesters as being "mere quibbling" and say that the number of people killed is too small to be of any importance. However, that approach would be bad PR. The alternative is to make accusations not against the government of Syria, but against anybody who shows an interest in doing something other than standing by and letting the massacres continue. This approach has the advantage of distracting people from what the government of Syria is doing.

[madrchsod]

2. china has their own islamic problems

throw in the problems in the tibet i really do`t think china is in a position to criticize anyone.

maybe they should sacrifice their blood for the oil that is guarded by the united states.