Vile Chinese reaction to London protests!

The vile Chinese government, which delights in trampling on free speech, starving girl babies to death, and generally acting in a pretty sub-human manner, offers up a traditional comment! It says that the demonstrations in London were uncalled for. Beijing denounced the "tiny number of Tibet independence elements" who disrupted the torch relay through London yesterday. "We strongly condemn this vile behaviour," an official said. Could this official explain what he defines as behaviour beyond his description of vile?

The Chinese government promised the Olympic bigwigs that they would clean up their act if they got the Games. There appears to be precious little in the way of decent behaviour coming into the hearts and minds of the Chinese politburo types.

I'm glad to see that the International Olympic Committee is putting pressure on the Chinese to open up the Internet during the run-up to the games and during them. What sort of pressure they'll be getting, I'm not sure, but my devious mind suddenly thinks of Chinese burns. Now I mustn't slip into tit-for-tat!

This whole Tibetan freedom issue will continue until Tibet is free. China have either to live with world hostility or just get round a peace-talks table. It's up to them.