A master of irony, GWB, with a straight face, delivers this humourous speech to the Chinese:
"We speak out for a free press, freedom of assembly, and labor rights not to antagonize China’s leaders but because trusting its people with greater freedom is the only way for China to develop its full potential.”
And he has them rolling in the aisles with the following:
"The United States believes the people of China deserve the fundamental liberty that is the natural right of all human beings…So America stands in firm opposition to China's detention of political dissidents, human rights advocates, and religious activists.”
Who knew?
