I don't have a great deal of time to answer everything D. Not that there is a lot to debate on some of the issues.

Apologist - no. I just put the case for the other side, which I hope makes for a more balanced debate.

Propaganda. As you allude, all the regulars that are trotted out even though their practice is illegal. Forced sterilization was outlawed in 1998, I think, yet one case in a country of 1.5 Billion is enough for some to label the whole country again. The official responsible in the outlying area was prosecuted.

What of the double standard that everyone is so concerned that their huge population will want resources that we want whilst at the same time criticising their policy to control the population? Shannon Mathews' mother - I will say no more.

Personal economic development will lead to less repression of our types of personal freedom. This is China, it is their culture, it won't end up like ours, but it will and is changing.