AFP:
China was "scared to death" over a visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is outspoken on human rights, and rejected her request to visit Tibet, according to files leaked Monday.A top diplomat at the US embassy in Beijing said he asked China to consider letting Pelosi go to Tibet during her May 2009 visit to China, according to a cable obtained by whistleblower site WikiLeaks.
Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei responded that China could not arrange the trip due to Pelosi's "tight schedule," according to the cable reprinted by Britain's Guardian newspaper.
The Chinese ambassador in Kazakhstan was blunter, telling his US counterpart over an expansive dinner that Beijing was "fearful" over Pelosi's visit.
"She had the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) scared to death on the eve of her visit," Ambassador Cheng Guoping was quoted as saying in the classified memo by US Ambassador Richard Hoagland.
Yeah, I'll bet they were just shaking (from laughter, if nothing else). If you scroll down and read the comments, it's plain that Pelosi strikes a similar fear in her countrymen.
Oh, sure, they try to disguise it with outright contempt and hostility, but you can tell that they secretly crave the lash of the San Fran Nanny.
Ride, ride on, you crazy lady!
Comments (2)
If Nancy was coming over to visit me, I'd be scared too. I sympathize with the Chinese on this one. That lady scares Jason Vorees.
Posted by Kerry Forrest | November 30, 2010 8:09 PM
Posted on November 30, 2010 20:09
Pelosi had a rare opportunity to use her power to highlight the abuses of the Chinese government against its own citizens. She is a disappointment on so many levels - now the Chinese know that she is not serious about human rights - money trumps people. Cheers.
Posted by fernstalbert | December 1, 2010 6:43 AM
Posted on December 1, 2010 06:43