I didn't make it in time to the press conference of foreign minister Li Zhaoxing, because I was interviewed by CCTV in may favorite Beijing restaurant Morel's. Well, I knew in advance I would not miss anything important, so I watched the press conference on TV at home. The foreign minister is never saying anything newsworthy anyway, just rehashing China's well-known foreign policy. There's nothing wrong with that, but it becomes boring very quickly.
All questions are vetted beforehand, the answers nicely written up for the foreign minister to read of a piece of paper. Why can't he take the chance of answering a question not communicated in advance? It can't be that difficult, he knows China's foreign policy better than anyone.
Anyway, finally, our colleague of Al-Jazeera had the courage to pose a question on Palestine, Iraq and Iran. Which foreign minister Li didn't answer at all. He couldn't even make himself denounce America's war of aggression against Iraq and its upcoming nuclear attack against Iran. Only preserving the best possible relations with Washington seems to count. He even deplored the death of 3,100 American soldiers without even mentioning the murder of 650,000 Iraqis. How can there ever be peace in the Middle East or the world at large without defeating the partners-in-war-crimes, Israel and the U.S.? Li Zhaoxing must no doubt have read reports about Washington's preparations to provoke a war against the great nation of Iran. He didn't even utter one word to dissuade the U.S. from attacking Iran. This is a disgrace for China's foreign policy of peace. How can you promote peace without fighting imperialism?
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