whales or people

As an observer I wish our PM would get into the Chinese over this nearly as much as the Japanese ofver whales

Kevin Rudd is horrified by recent killings:
"I don’t have a magic wand, but the Australian Government will do everything within our power to put pressure on the .... .... to bring this slaughter to an end."

Fill in those missing two words. Did he damn the:
A: “Chinese Government”, now killing Tibetan protesters.
B: “Japanese Government”, now killing whales.

Now contrast those fighting words with this mild caution:
"...from my point of view, I would call upon the ... ... to exercise restraint."

Again fill in the missing words. Was Rudd tut-tutting the:
A: “Chinese authorites”, for killing people protesting its occupation of Tibet.
B: “Japanese authorites”, for killing animals for food.

Does something seem seriously out of whack here? We’re almost at war with a democracy over whales, but are cosying up to an autocracy that kills people.