Yesterday I posted on a Chinese ship full of Chinese arms docked in South Africa, and bound for the thuggish Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. Now, the Associated Press is reporting that not only did the ship leave after a judge barred the shipment from transiting South Africa, but also that over the weekend Mozambique denied permission for the ship to dock. Best part is that the Bush Administration may have a hand in all of this. From the AP story:
Two officials said Washington’s effort to block the ship from unloading its cargo was now concentrated on Namibia and Angola and that both countries were being told that allowing the An Yue Jiang to dock could harm their relations with the United States.
It’s good to see the administration be willing to risk upsetting Beijing over its shady dealings with African thugs like Mugabe, especially considering the U.S. State Department’s shameless kowtowing to Beijing over Taiwan’s efforts at United Nations membership
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