Vulcan,
What I find hard to believe is that after witnessing the events at Tiananmen Square there are still some Americans who find the actions of the Communist Chinese Government hard to believe.
One could argue that there hasn't been a single communist government in history that wasn't founded on paranoia, brutal repression, and blatant disregard for human rights. In this regard, the Communist Chinese Government may be the worst. The Chinese are the ones funding the genocidal war in Darfur.
In the past, the Chinese government funnelled money through its army, into the United States in an attempt to influence a presidential election. This during an administration that allowed the Chinese access to advanced computer technology capable of increasing the accuracy of their ICBMs.
There is nothing that the Chinese government will not do.
Regards, Shuckins