Here we have our beloved Prime Minister greeting the Vice Prime Minister of China, Mr Li Keqiang. Following talks with our beloved P.M., Mr Li enjoyed a dinner at the Mansion House along with George Osborne, (he of the expensive skiing holiday), and the Lord Mayor of London. It's only recently David journeyed to China, along with a group, (gaggle? horde? herd?), of top British business men in order to drum up business and improve trading links. Trade is the life-blood of the UK, so says David and his cronies in government.
This is Ai Wei, a Chinese artist, (he of the ceramic sunflower seeds exhibited in the Tate last year. His studio in Shanghai was demolished 12th January 2011 on the grounds, (so they say), there was a problem with planning permission. He is under house arrest in Beijing. Could his arrest and the demolition be connected to the fact he supports Chinese dissidents? Perish the thought.
Ai underwent cranial surgery in Germany after he was beaten by police in Sichuan Province when he went to give evidence in support of Tan Zuoren, an activist who was jailed investigating the collapse of thousands of schools in the Sichuan earthquake of May 2008.
This is Gao Zhisheng, a prominent human rights lawyer. "disappeared" thanks to Chinese security agents, surfaced in March 2010. He then "disappeared" again in April. A Chinese official stated "He is where he should be". That's what happens when one of China's top lawyers defends dissidents and speaks out on human rights.
Trade is important, but how far is the British government prepared to go when selling its soul to the devil? Trade is the life-blood of the UK; what about the life-blood of Chinese citizens?
I hope Cameron and his side kicks, (including the Lib dems, who have sold their own souls to the Tory devil), sometimes think of the consequences of their failures. Or maybe, just maybe, they don't give a damn, and pay nothing but lip service to human rights in the face of lucratvie trade deals
