No, things are not as you see. You don't know the truth, and you don't know china.

Interesting documentary. The film maker claims that the Beijing Massacre, Tank Man and other mass demonstrations contributed to the current open market status and socioeconomic changes in China.
I found it an interesting correlation. However, some things don't change I guess. Government corruption, sweat shops, slave labor, corrupt managers and labor bosses and lack of human rights/human services still persist.
I visited Beijing just recently, in 2005 and their sociio/political landscape had changed in the urban areas and there is quickly spreading class disenfranchisement. Most Chinese people will say they are free to talk about anything there, BUT when I was in Beijing, I could see worried eyes when subjects such as human rights and the Beijing Massacre were brought up by Westerners like me.

After watching this documentary, it's clear to me that the Western IT and computer companies dealing in China and who are kowtowing to its Government, are nothing more than amoral mercenaries. They lower themselves to the level of arms dealers who say, I just sell the product, I’m not responsible for what people use them for.
Shame on all the companies mentioned in this doc.
And shame on us consumers, for knowing these things and blithely continuing to buy and use their products without at least sending them a message through a boycott. There are war crimes tribunals that deal with man's inhumanity to man, I think it is time we also have business crime tribunals that deal with corporation's inhumanity to mankind.
The Tank Man is the unsung hero and symbol for all time and all nations. Each year on Remembrance days around the world, people living in the free world should remember The Tank Man and what he represents for China and the world. Our freedoms, privileges, and rights can also disappear over night. As you read this, these very things are being eroded or revoked, and we're told its being done for our own good. Beware of governments that think it knows best what is good for the people.
Please remember to remind politicians with your vote, that we are still living in a democracy and won't stand for them messing with democracy for their benefit. Power corrupts and ultimate power...well you know the rest.
Dante
March 9 2008
Canada