VP Crashcart got to speak in China, where he 'demanded' to speak uncensored on TV. The Chinese government allowed him to do so, and as the NYTimes says "... but not one millimeter more." So is Fearless Leader's Press Secretariat practicing to paper-train the Press Poodles here?

But the broadcast received no advance promotion or even a listing in the Chinese news media and was not repeated. The authorities promptly provided leading Web sites with a "full text" of the vice president's remarks, including his answers to questions after the speech, that struck out references to political freedom, Taiwan, North Korea and other issues that propaganda officials considered sensitive.