CardSharp
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Ah I see. I agree that I assumed that this protest by China was actually based on real and/or perceived insult to the nation rather than to the Party and its form of government. In light of your revelation I realize that this is (as you aptly put) play is for domestic consumption. I guess anything less than what the Chinese government is doing right now would have detracted from the perception of power the government has. If I assume correctly, benefits the party would gain from such a stance to its stature as something that brooks no dissent would be twofold...it would impress upon the populous the strength of its will and would also serve as a warning to future dissenters.
However, do you not think that such a policy geared towards internal policies would have a seriously detrimental effect to the world's perception of China in the global arena? Or does the Government not care about the rest of the world's perception of China? I'm curious.
You presume western hostility to China has its roots in human rights, when it is just a facet of their discomfort in seeing a country with a competing world view become successful.
If human right was the penultimate issue, there would be a proportional outrage based on the actual human right offences. When was the last time you heard US mainstream report on what happens in Saudi Arabia?