Shockingly, the Chinese Government elected to censor our new President's eloquent inaugural speech. Mr Chinamen (apparently not the preferred nomenclature) just because your hard work has propelled your formerly Third World country up the economic ladder to become the fourth largest economny on the planet, do not go thinking that you have the right to make up your own mind about things.
To all my readers in the People's Republic, here what the leader of the free world actually said (and your government purposefully kept from you):
"Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions," Obama said in his speech.
State-run China Central Television broadcast the speech live, but when the translator mentioned communism, the channel suddenly cut to an awkwardly smiling news anchor who was clearly unprepared for the camera to return to her.
Another excerpt that did not make it past the Chinese censors was a warning from Obama to regimes that tried to quash opposing ideas, a sensitive issue in China where many dissidents languish in jail or are under police surveillance.
"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist," Obama said.
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