China creates new Olympic sport: Tibetan manhunt

The hot new story is that Bush is "privately" telling Hu Jintao that he is not happy. Uh huh, right. I think we know how well all of those "private" meetings have gone in the past. Does Bush still think it's 2002 when he can say anything and people will believe him? If China can't handle public criticism - as they so often deliver themselves to the US and others - then perhaps they are not quite the world power they want to believe they are.

Maybe they're just a regional power who isn't ready or able to play on the world scene. Being a regional player is fine but let's not get carried away and suggest more importance than that. If Beijing wants to be taken seriously, it's time to put the old communist doctrine behind and let Tibet be Tibet and not be so sensitive to criticism. The world *is* watching, so deal with it.