George W Bush was unwilling to let Hu bow out gracefully and insisted on more photos - dragging him unceremoniously back onto the dias by the sleeve of his jacket.Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the US this month and was treated to a new kind of hospitality.
The Chinese National Anthem was announced as that of "the Republic of China", another name for Taiwan, the island that rebelled and seceded from mainland China and has since sought US aid in keeping Hu Jintao from grabbing it back.
... but why does the Pope support Bush?
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican theologian who was elected Pope Benedict XVI, intervened in the 2004 US election campaign ordering bishops to deny communion to abortion rights supporters including presidential candidate John Kerry.
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