I’m not sure whether or not President Bush should have gone to China because of all the blatant human rights violations by the government—forced abortions and sterilizations, one-child-policy, suppression of religious freedom.

But he did attend Sunday service at a church (albeit a state-approved church) and commented on religious freedom. In his interview with NBC’s Bob Costas, he said that it was a chance to show that “religion won’t hurt you, you ought to welcome religious people.” And “it gave me a chance to say to the government, why don’t you [recognize] the underground churches and give them a chance to flourish?”

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Maybe the President does know what he is doing in Beijing.