Anju Links for 23 March 2008

BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS:

“[D]espite the strong call for government action, South Korea had the largest number of people (41 percent) saying the employers should be allowed to refuse hiring a qualified person because of the person’s race or ethnicity.” The average on this question was 19 percent. Asked if the government should prevent employers from discriminating, 53 percent said yes, below the average 60 percent. [Yonhap, via The Hankyoreh]

TIBET’S POLITICAL DEMOGRAPHICS: The Peking Duck explains why China ought to take a more realistic and nuanced approach while it still can.

I SEEM TO REMEMBER that some people once told us that the Olympics would give us a kinder, gentler China. Those people were wrong.

EGDY CHINESE POLICE BREAK UP A PILLOW FIGHT:  You must be firm with splittists, not soft and comfy!

CHINA’S BRUTALITY is starting, just barely, to put pressure on the sponsors of the Beijing Olympics.

A BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS EMERGES on China’s behavior:

“One of the first things I would talk about if I were President of the United States today is what’s going on in Tibet,” [John] McCain told reporters after a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris. “It’s not correct that the people there are being subjected to mistreatment. That is not acceptable conduct from a world power, which China is,” he said. [….]

“There must be respect for human rights, whether it be in Tibet or whether it be anyplace else in the world,” McCain said. “I would hope that the Chinese would announce that they are actively seeking a peaceful resolution to this situation that exists which harms not only the human rights of people but also the image of China in the world,” he said. [Reuters, James Mackenzie]

Nancy Pelosi has also been outspoken in her opposition to the Chinese crackdown. I haven’t heard from Hillary or Obama yet. In Hillary’s case, I have my suspicions about why.

OK, THIS IS JUST CREEPY. Ht: Japundit.