Chinese Transition

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. A drama is playing out in China with possibly momentous significance for Communist rule there – and for U.S.-Chinese relations. On February 6th, a top police chief of a Chinese megacity sought asylum in the American consulate in Chengdu, 200 miles away. He reportedly brought with him documents concerning corruption involving China’s leading anti-U.S. nationalist, Bo Xilai. Bo’s allies sent armored forces to threaten the consulate, which surrendered the would-be defector, Wang Lijun. The Obama administration turned Wang over to the authorities in Beijing rather than upset the U.S. visit of one of Bo’s rivals, the man expected to be China’s next leader, Xi Jinping. So far, we haven’t surrendered Wang’s documents. We probably will, though – in the process likely emboldening China’s anti-American factions and complicating further the transition there. Stay tuned. This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com.