China received an interesting offer this month. But, will it step into the breach as a counterweight to America, or will it sit back and watch with glee as Washington throws yet more fuel onto the fire that is Anti-American sentiment?
While the Chinese legal system has often been criticized for being unjust and opaque, there remain a number of cases each year that stand out from among the rest as being particularly bad. One such case is that of Chen Tao.
When you get down to it, China is not a nation known for transparency. In fact, it is about as transparent as a pale of mud. However, the 2008 Olympics means that some of China's opacity might be about to change. For a while at least.