BBC: China's "socialist" rulers prefer Republicans to Democrats

[Anarcho-Socialist]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3978489.stm

China's communist rulers are not particularly fond of elections - the results are just so unpredictable. In their opinion, international relations would be much simpler if we did not have to choose a new leader every few years. In China, of course, it is much more simple.

But as the United States insists on going through this process every four years, China, like everyone else, has to live with the result. Common sense may tell you that China prefers a Democrat. If so, common sense is wrong. By and large China's "socialist" rulers prefer Republicans. And George W Bush is no different.

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Human rights used to be a huge thorn in the side of US-China relations. But post 9/11 China has become a valued ally in the war on terror. Questions of human rights abuses have quietly disappeared from the agenda.

[htuttle]

1. China's happy, Iran is happy, bin Laden is happy, Putin is happy

The companies in India that do outsourced IT work are VERY happy.

Americans are idiots.

[puddycat]

2. China likes the current Pukes, because they are fellow totalitarians

[izzie]

3. It is odd who are so very happy with Bush.

Any country that votes its leaders in like it?

[elehhhhna]

4. Sure! They don't want their pop. gettin' uppity about RIGHTS. hello!

[Vogon_Glory]

5. China's Communist Party Less Like Mao, More Like Kuomintang n/t