The Middle Kingdom
The P.R.C. is always shrieking about the U.S.'s need to respect her sovereignty over "purely internal" matters such as human rights and the manufacture of tainted consumer products; so, why are they screaming bloody murder over our arms sales to Taiwan? R.O.C.link. Under the provisions of the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the United States is required "to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character." See, Beijing, we're not (necessarily) thumbing our noses at your blood-soaked dictatorship and its nakedly hegemonic foreign policy, we're just complying with a law, passed by our Congress, requiring action by our government. As you can see, a purely internal matter, and thus a concern of neither the People's Republic of China nor the Chinese Communist Party. But thanks for playing, and have a nice day.

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
James Darren, "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" from This One's From the Heart (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Hello and welcome, my name is Mike Wilson and I'm nobody.