Follow-Up to China's Weapons Shipment in Southern Africa

It seems the international attention is making things less comfortable in Beijing. (Read my original post here). The Chinese reaction:

Jiang Yu, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said in Beijing that the shipment was part of "normal military trade" between Zimbabwe and China and called on other countries not to politicize the issue (emphasis added). But acknowledging the resistance to the shipment, she said China was considering shipping the arms back to China.

The typical Chinese talking points are more laughable here: don't politicize an arms shipment to an unstable African country? Naw. But let's not ignore the good side of this - Yu actually said they were considering abandoning the effort. Wait and see if they actually do.

IF IT'S BAD FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE ELSE, ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE . . . TIBET . . . CHINA . . . NORTH KOREA . . . MAN THIS LIST IS GETTING LONG!