...prize, China board what do you think? All in all, China is apparently behaving so childishly at the moment, diplomatically speaking, by threatening "retaliation" against nations attending the peace prize presentations, that the Chinese government is making other nations think that they are apparently governed by nine-year-olds. Make that nine-year-olds with a grudge. It's worth noting which the countries are that stayed away. It's very handy because it's like a sort of self-assessment for countries to tell others whether they can be trusted or not, and of course China is telling us that attendance at the presentation is "pro-West". To some extent this is true, because democracy is a system of government that seems to suit the West better at the moment that China or Burma, but then again, we see grotesque human rights violations taking place in Burma; and China is apparently aligning herself with Burma. Very strange!
Also, attendance at the presentation might very well be "anti-China" but I don't think countries like India are particularly "pro-West". They are pro-themselves, pro "non-aligned nations" and pretty anti bullies. And of course, by threatening "retaliation" against countries that attend the award, China seems to be agreeing that China is a bully, and "making no bones about it", indeed.
Also, attendance at the presentation might very well be "anti-China" but I don't think countries like India are particularly "pro-West". They are pro-themselves, pro "non-aligned nations" and pretty anti bullies. And of course, by threatening "retaliation" against countries that attend the award, China seems to be agreeing that China is a bully, and "making no bones about it", indeed.