The reverse march of freedom in Asia

As Bush gears up to visit with top Asian leaders, including "President" Hu Jintao of China, he expects his agenda to focus entirely on Trade and North Korea.  Don't expect him to be holding China accountable for any of their recent promises, including a currency revaluation.  

And certainly don't hold your breath on Bush calling China out for refusing to advance the cause of Democracy in Hong Kong.  After all, democracy has a nasty habit of "undermin[ing] the prevailing harmony in the community".  My bet is Bush seeks advice about how to Sinify America's electoral process to do things like giving Democrats 40% of the seats after garnering 60% of the vote.