Things can't be too rosy when the US is on the same side as China when it comes to human rights and democracy.
While the EU put an arms embargo on China after those fateful days in June of 1989, the US (in the person of GHWB) further strengthened ties shortly thereafter. So this is what it comes to, eh? The EU still has its now 16-year-old arms embargo in place, and the US? Siding with China in supporting Karimov:
China gave the president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, a red-carpet welcome and a 21-gun salute yesterday during a visit that cemented Beijing's support for the government two weeks after its deadly crackdown on protesters. "Uzbekistan sees the People's Republic of China as a reliable partner and friendly neighbour," Mr Karimov told the Chinese president, Hu Jintao.
I don't know about you, but this just makes my head spin. Taiwan's security and democracy just became wafer-thin.
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