China, the USA and Spain

"Transparency in rule making and standard setting, non-discrimination, fair access to sales to private sector and government purchasers alike, the strong enforcement of intellectual property rights are all vitally important in the 21st century global economy,"

Clinton (21st May 2010) told the audience of U.S. and Chinese business executives".This is part of the speech of Ms. clinton, in the frame of the high-level Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) set in Beijing. Clinton stressed the importance of U.S. economic concerns for relations with China.

"U.S. companies deserve "fair access" to Chinese government contracts and transparent rules from the big Asian economy, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday, pressing for greater commercial access".

So: Although China is a dictatorship, it seems that the States need to close ties with that country, where human rights, democracy, freedom of expression and religion are so far away from those Western standards. But, what kind of respect may have the Western companies if the Chineses citizens are in a gold prison like beuty birds? Is it easier to open the jail from inside than from outside?