"We should start by ensuring that the G-8, the group of eight highly industrialized states, becomes again a club of leading market democracies: it should include Brazil and India but exclude Russia."Here's a transcript of McCain's speech.
He makes various references to China, such as its economic strength, and also says that the US and China aren't absolutely destined to be adversaries, but that no alliance is possible without political liberalization there.
All in all, not a bad speech. We seemed to garner more favour than China did, which is a good sign. His anger towards Russia could push it and China together, which might be bad for us. I don't see why Russia gets criticized more than China, though.
However, it's good that he at least spoke of requiring political liberalization in China. That speaks to the feelings of the Chinese people themselves, bypassing their govt. And ultimately, it may only be the 1 billion-strong Chinese population who have the power to defeat the Beijing autocracy.
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